Driver taken to hospital after rubbish truck hits power pole, rolls on Reid Highway in Bennett Springs

A truck driver has been taken to hospital after crashing into a power pole and rolling on Reid Highway in Perth’s north-east.

Emergency services were called to the intersection to Reid Highway, near Drumpellier Drive in Bennett Springs, about 8.40pm on Saturday after a truck carrying a load of rubbish struck a power pole and overturned.

Firefighters from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services had to free the driver from the wreckage.

The driver was taken to hospital for treatment by St John WA paramedics.

The crash caused major traffic disruption, with Reid Highway westbound closed between Drumpellier Drive and Altone Road while crews worked to clear the damaged truck, debris and assess the struck power pole.

The cause of the crash is not known at this time.