EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Power has been restored after a crash involving an 18-wheeler and a vehicle caused an outage on Thursday, April 2, according to the El Paso Police Department.
The crash happened at 11751 Gateway Boulevard West, near Lee Trevino.
Aftermath of crash involving semi truck in East El Paso, causing a power outage affecting over 2,000 customers. Photo taken by Edith Montero/KTSM
Aftermath of crash involving semi truck in East El Paso, causing a power outage affecting over 2,000 customers. Photo taken by Edith Montero/KTSM
Aftermath of crash involving semi truck in East El Paso, causing a power outage affecting over 2,000 customers. Photo taken by Edith Montero/KTSM
According to a spokesperson by the El Paso Fire Department, the call happened shortly before 8 p.m.
No injuries were reported, EPFD said.
In a video on social media, you can see a vehicle on its side. Later, a broken light pole leaning on the semi truck. People are seen dining in restaurants in complete darkness and a movie theatre had to evacuate its customers.
El Paso Electric reported that about 2,300 customers were without power. After about 2 hours, services were restored.
Information is limited at this time, EPPD said. This is a developing story and will update you once we learn more.
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