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Man flees scene of accident after car hits utility pole, bursts into flames

ANDOVER, Mass. — Andover officers found a driver who fled the scene early Sunday morning after his car crashed into a utility pole and caught fire.

When officers arrived to the scene of a car accident, they found a car in flames by a downed utility pole.

Responders learned the driver escaped and fled the scene after they finished extinguishing the flames.

After a brief search around the area of the accident, the driver was found and taken to Lawrence General Hospital.

Greenwood Road closed temporarily while the damage is being repaired.