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Northeast Edmonton crash causes brief power outage, road closure

Edmonton police investigate a single vehicle crash in the northeast where a car hit a power pole causing a widespread power outage on Aug. 12, 2022. Global News

Edmonton police are investigating a single-vehicle collision that happened in the city’s northeast Friday morning.

Just after 7 a.m., police said 128 Avenue between 78 Street and 80 Street would remain closed for some time as police investigate the crash.

Police said the vehicle struck a power pole.

On Epcor’s website, it said about 68 customers were affected by the power outage in the Balwin and Yellowhead Corridor East neighbourhoods.

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The utility company said crews were dispatched to the area and power was restored a few hours later.

The road was reopened Friday afternoon just before 2 p.m.

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The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Motorists were advised to use alternate routes and police said to treat any intersections without functioning traffic control lights as a four-way stop.

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