COLORADO SPRINGS — Traffic has been blocked off near Stetson Hills Boulevard and Powers Boulevard in Colorado Springs following a car accident.
A dump truck hit at least one pole around 12 p.m. on Wednesday, prompting emergency workers to respond to the scene.
Although no injuries have been confirmed, authorities did say that Colorado Springs Utilities was on the scene to manage the downed power lines while responders clean up the accident. However, controlling the electricity ended up taking longer than expected.
As a result, northbound traffic at Stetson Hill was been blocked off and traffic on portions of Dublin Boulevard were been stopped.
The accident also caused a power outage in Northeast Colorado Springs, that left close to 3,000 people without electricity.
The outage impacted traffic lights, power, and cable service in northeastern Colorado Springs.
By the end of the day, all power had been restored to Colorado Springs Utilities' customers.
We are aware of a power outage on the northeast side of town. Crews are responding and will restore power as quickly as possible. We are also experiencing intermittent phone issues with our internet outage. If you have an emergency call 911.
— Colorado Springs Utilities (@CSUtilities) October 20, 2021
A few more details about the outage. There are 2,847 people currently without power. We hope to have most customers back in service in about an hour.
The cause was a three car accident involving a trash truck that took out a power pole.
Thanks for your patience.— Colorado Springs Utilities (@CSUtilities) October 20, 2021
