A traffic accident shut down a Warren road and left some people in a Warren neighborhood without any electricity Monday morning.

Dispatchers in Trumbull County say an accident involving a car and a truck near Trumbull Regional Medical Center knocked over three utility poles at around 5:30 a.m. Monday. One of the vehicles was said to be on its side.

A transformer exploded and wires were down, trapping at least one driver.

Laird Avenue remained closed south of Market Street as of 7:30 a.m.

As of 6 a.m. FirstEnergy reported 168 outages in the area.  The utility earlier expected power to be restored by 9 a.m., but later revised that estimate to 2 p.m.