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Car snaps power pole before hitting parked vehicle in Seattle

Jan 20, 2014, 10:39 AM | Updated: 12:11 pm

The Mustang was nearly sheared in half by the force of the crash according to the Seattle Fire Depa...

The Mustang was nearly sheared in half by the force of the crash according to the Seattle Fire Department. (Seattle Fire Department image via Twitter)

(Seattle Fire Department image via Twitter)

A driver and passenger are in critical condition after their car snapped a power pole before running into a parked car and building along Rainier Avenue in Seattle.

Two men in their 20s were driving a Ford Mustang when they crashed near Rainier Avenue South and Andover Street around 8:20 Monday morning.

The Mustang was headed southbound on Rainier Avenue when the driver lost control and hit a telephone pole before slamming into a parked car, according to The Seattle Times.

The Mustang was nearly sheared in half by the force of the crash, according to the Seattle Fire Department.

A resident of one of the nearby buildings was standing near the parked car and was also transported to the hospital suffering minor injuries.

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