Truck crash takes out power to more than a thousand in Raleigh and Durham County

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Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Truck hits power lines
The crash shut down Leesville Rd.

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A crash involving a semi-truck on Leesville Road at Doc Nichols Road knocked out power to nearly two thousand homes - including much of the Harrington Grove subdivision in Raleigh - Wednesday.

Duke Energy's website said power was restored by 9 a.m.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.