Traffic was blocked on a busy street in North Park Thursday after a truck plowed into a power pole, officials said.
The accident happened just before 10:40 a.m. in the 4500 block of Illinois Street. A large truck doing asphalt replacement work in the area struck a power pole, downing power lines in the area.
Some of those lines fell right on top of the driver’s vehicle.
Fire officials instructed the driver to remain inside the truck, to avoid injury, while they shut the power off.
Fire Capt. Mike McBride said the crash caused a few live wires on the ground and pulled power lines from some apartments and residences in the area.
Traffic was shut down on Illinois Street between Madison and Meade avenues while crews worked on freeing the driver and securing the scene. SDG&E officials were called to repair the pole and lines.
No injuries were reported.
SDG&E reported a small, unplanned power outage in the North Park area around the same time as the accident, though it’s unknown if it was directly related to the crash. That outage impacted nearly 50 customers, with SDG&E expecting to have power fully restored by 1 p.m.
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