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Power has been fully restored to Sudbury's south end following a collision with a hydro pole Sunday morning

Lineman works on line to restore power. (File) Lineman works on line to restore power. (File)
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UPDATE:

Power has been restored to a street in Greater Sudbury's south end following an early morning motor vehicle collision with a hydro pole Sunday.

"Was JUST restored," said Greater Sudbury Utilities spokesperson Wendy Watson said in an email just before 10:30 a.m.

Sudbury Hydro thanked customers for their patience in a tweet following the outage. 

ORIGINAL STORY:

It was a busy morning Sunday for power repair crews in Greater Sudbury after a crash took out a hydro pole in the city’s south end.

The motor vehicle collision happened near the intersection of Maki Avenue and Paris Street before 3:00 a.m.

“Approximately 140 customers on Maki Avenue are currently affected by a power outage,” said Greater Sudbury Utilities spokesperson Wendy Watson said in an email at 3:25 a.m.

“The power will remain off until the pole is replaced.”

Sudbury Hydro said, in a tweet, that replacing the pole will take six to eight hours.

The estimated time for restoration is 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning.

No word on if there were any injuries or any charges pending as a result of the crash.

CTV News has reached out to both Sudbury police and Greater Sudbury Utilities for an update and is awaiting a response.

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