Burlington Police confirmed that an accident on Mall Road is causing back-ups as a telephone poll has been knocked over.

Emergency crews are responding to the scene.

At about 5 p.m. the accident was reported on Twitter by Mike Maura, a local who follows emergency scanners.

He stated: Car into a pole on Mall Road. Pole across the road and on top of a vehicle. Roadway shutdown.

Police said the road is not completely shut down but the incident is causing delays during an already busy time for the area.

We do not have information on whether anyone was injured. We will update as more information becomes available.