Power Restored to Some 1,000 Residents after Truck Hits Power Pole in Springfield

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Over 1,000 City Utilities customers are getting their electricity back after a truck hit a utility pole and caused a power outage early Monday morning.

Investigators were called to the scene along Cedarbrook Avenue, near Chestnut Expressway, just after 6:45am Monday, where they found the truck and the damaged pole.

The crash caused power outages for customers along Chestnut Expressway west of Highway 65, including us here at Zimmer Communications and KWTO.

Estimates are around 1,100 customers were effected by the power outage. The driver of the truck was not injured.