A collision near the intersection of Highway 97 and Westside Road closed the highway in both directions, north of Vernon, and knocked out power in the area.
BC Hydro said the motor vehicle crash cut power to the area just before 10:15 p.m. Saturday.
In total, the utility said more than 2,500 properties lost power.
Crews were repairing the problem on Sunday morning.
By midday Sunday, only 1,000 customers were still without power and by 1 p.m., electricity had been restored to everyone impacted.
A seriously damaged vehicle was visible beside the highway Sunday morning.
The highway was closed for hours but by late Sunday afternoon, the highway had reopened to single-lane alternating traffic.
There was a detour available for traffic to get around the highway closure.
Global News has reached out to police and BC Emergency Health Services for more information about the collision.
Correction: An earlier version of this story said 1,000 properties lost power. The total was actually 2,554 properties.
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