Hundreds lose power after truck hits Belco pole
Created: Aug 06, 2023 08:43 PM (Updated: Aug 06, 2023 09:41 PM)
Road crash: police reroute traffic after a truck hit a utility pole at the intersection of Tee Street and South Road, Devonshire, around 4.15pm, August 6, 2023 (Photograph from the police Facebook page)
Hundreds of residents had their power cut after a truck hit a utility pole yesterday.
Police said that around 4.15pm they received reports that a truck had hit a Belco pole at the intersection of Tee Street and South Road in Devonshire.
The pole was downed in the collision, which, according to a Belco spokesman, cut power to 300 residents in the area.
The male driver of the van was not seriously injured. A Belco spokesman said that power was being rerouted as crews worked to fix the damage.
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Published August 06, 2023 at 8:43 pm (Updated August 06, 2023 at 9:41 pm)
Hundreds lose power after truck hits Belco pole
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