UPDATE 2pm: The crash appears to have involved a sedan, and a small truck carrying a load of soil.

A woman, who was driving one of the vehicles, was taken to hospital with injuries including broken ribs and a broken sternum.

EARLIER: A power pole is down after a multi-vehicle crash at Perth on Friday afternoon.

Tasmania Police reported the Arthur Street crash about 1.30pm.

Details of injuries or the number of people involved is not yet known.

Motorists are asked to avoid the area.