Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:45 p.m. Thursday to a single-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Coxeyville Road just north of Waterloo.

There were three juvenile female occupants in the vehicle, but injuries were believed to be minor. Parents arriving on scene indicated to police they would take their children to the hospital on their own.

A utility pole was struck in the crash, resulting in Ameren being dispatched to the scene. The vehicle, a Volkswagen SUV, got tangled in a guy wire as a result of the crash.

The Waterloo Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS all responded to the crash.

The MCSD said the driver apparently swerved to avoid striking an animal, leading to the crash.