Dump truck crash cuts power to hundreds in White House

WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Many people were left without electricity after a dump truck crashed into a power line on Monday morning.

According to Smokey Barn News, White House police officers had to shut down Highway 76 between Pleasant Grove Road and Loves Lane after a dump truck slammed into a power pole, causing electrical lines to come down over the roadway.

The Cumberland Electric Membership Corp. said the downed lines caused power to go out for roughly 475 customers in the area.

A dump truck wreck at the intersection of Hwy 76 and Union Rd in White House is the cause of an outage affecting around 475 members in the area. CEMC crews are working to replace the pole and restore power as quickly as possible. pic.twitter.com/L0UJhbPBnM
— Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (@CumberlandEMC) September 18, 2023

Commuters were urged to seek alternate routes as White House officers were turning cars around along the perimeter.

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