Hundreds without power after Winnipeg driver collides with hydro pole

By Abigail Turner Global News

Posted March 21, 2019 7:19 am

Updated March 25, 2019 4:19 pm

1 min read

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Car drives into pole on Marion St. Manitoba Hydro

Many residents on Marion Street woke up without power Thursday morning.

Manitoba hydro posted online that nearly 300 people were affected in the area due to a power outage beginning at 7 a.m.

Hydro posted a picture of a vehicle that hit the hydro pole on Marion Street near Dupuy Avenue.

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One westbound lane on Marion remained closed as crews worked to repair the pole.

#mboutage We have about 300 customers affected this morning by an outage on Marion near Dupuy due to a car hitting a pole. We will need to close at least one west-bound lane of traffic on Marion to replace the pole. pic.twitter.com/B2pcTdKgye
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) March 21, 2019

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