A woman and her young child were taken to Heartland Regional Medical Center Tuesday morning after the vehicle they were traveling in rammed into a utility pole shortly after 9 a.m.

The accident happened at about 19th and Highly Street, near the St Joseph School District’s Webster Learning Center.

 

Officers at the scene say the youngster was not hurt. The mother complained of chest pains, which officials say can be fairly common when a vehicle’s airbags deploy. Official word on their condition was not available, but investigators did not believe the injuries were life threatening.

Officials say the woman may have suffered some kind of health condition just before losing control of her vehicle.

The impact caused significant damage to the light pole. By 10 a.m. utility workers were restringing the lines and replacing the pole.