Man killed in Wake County crash when car hit power pole

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- One person was killed in a single-car-crash in Wake County.

The crash took place in New Hill on Holleman Road toward U.S. 1.

North Carolina State Highway Patrol says the car somehow lost control, hit a drainage ditch and went airborne slamming into a power pole and landing on its side.

The man driving the car died at the scene.

Power company officials are also investigating the crash.

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