Power company truck snaps power lines knocking power out in areas of Dunn

Tuesday, March 5, 2024
DUNN, N.C. (WTVD) -- Power was knocked out for some in the town of Dunn due to a service truck snapping two power poles as it was leaving a maintenance yard.

At 8 a.m., a truck from South River EMC was leaving with the service boom still in the up position when it hit a power line at the intersection of U.S. Highway 421 and Warren Road.
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The impact snapped two power poles.

Power was out in areas of Dunn and surrounding areas.
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Duke Progress arrived to help South River EMC with containing the power outage and restoring power to customers affected.

No injuries were reported.

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