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Power restored in South Sacramento following car crash with power pole | Update

Power has been restored to about 1,600 SMUD customers who were left in the dark after a car crashed into a power pole.

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Update:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Power has been restored to about 1,600 SMUD customers who were left in the dark after a car crashed into a power pole in South Sacramento, Thursday night.

Power was out for about an hour before crews made the repairs. Details about the crash have not been released.

Power restored to nearly all customers in outage caused by car/pole in South Sacramento. Thx for your patience. https://t.co/XSjoZP5Qsj for latest.
— SMUD (@SMUDUpdates) December 4, 2020

Original:

About 1,600 customers are in the dark in South Sacramento after a car crashed into a pole, SMUD officials confirmed.

The crash happened just after 9:30 p.m. and SMUD officials said a crew is on the way to restore power as soon as possible.

It is unclear where the crash occurred or if anyone was injured. No other details have been released.

For the latest SMUD power outage updates, click here.

Car into pole is cause of outage in South Sacramento impacting approx. 1,600 customers. Crews on way to restore power ASAP. Thanks for your patience. https://t.co/XSjoZP5Qsj for latest updates.
— SMUD (@SMUDUpdates) December 4, 2020

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