NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A crash involving a pickup truck and a utility pole is causing problems near a middle school in Nashville early Friday morning.

A pickup truck pulling a flatbed trailer lost control while traveling on Blue Hole Road around 3:20 a.m. on Friday. Officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department said the truck then took out a utility pole.

The truck and trailer came to rest in the grassy area next to the soccer field and gymnasium.

The crash caused traffic to back up in front of Antioch Middle School, although students do not begin classes for several hours. One lane remained open for traffic.

The downed utility pole caused a minor outage in the area, but it is unknown if the school was affected.

Steady rain blanketed the region at the time of the crash, but it is unclear if the weather was a factor in the crash.

This is a developing story.

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