Video: Staxton left without phones and internet after crash demolishes roadside cabinet

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Villagers in Staxton are without phone landlines and internet after a crash last night demolished the village's phone cabinet, beside the A64.

The crash happened at about 11pm, when a vehicle, thought to be a Seat Leon, came off the A64 near the traffic lights at the bottom of Staxton Hill.

It is unclear whether anyone was injured.

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The car went through the hedge at the end of Chris Napthine's garden.

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Today, Mr Napthine, of Wains Lane, Staxton, said: "I didn't hear anything last night, the first I knew was when I got up today.

"People on the village Facebook page were saying their internet was off and their kids were tearing their hair out."

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Staff with digital network business Openreach were today assessing the damage. It is thought it will take a few days, at least, to restore the lines.

"Looking at the thousands of wires going into it, it's going to be off for quite a while," said Mr Napthine. "We've got good 4G so some people will be OK.

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"It will affect a lot of homeworkers in the village, but that's the least of everyone's problems at the moment," he said.

"I'm a self employed horse dentist so I've had to stop work because of the lockdown."