Overview

• The pole and attached signal fell around 10:45 a.m. at W. 81st St. and Central Park West during maintenance work, according to police.
• Four people were taken by EMS to Mount Sinai Morningside and were in stable condition, officials said.
• The NYPD said the cause has not been determined and no arrests have been made as the inquiry continues.
• An eyewitness told West Side Rag it appeared a truck struck overhead wires, pulling down the assembly, a detail not confirmed by authorities.
• The same witness said bystanders aided the injured and warned of possible live wires as the truck driver climbed his vehicle to free it.