Power was out for more than 1300 households on Sunday after a vehicle crashed into a power pole and brought down power lines. Photo / Supplied
Power was out for more than 1300 households on Sunday after a vehicle crashed into a power pole and brought down power lines. Photo / Supplied
More than 1300 households were left in the dark for a short period on Sunday after a car hit a power pole in Whangārei.
Police said the single occupant of the vehicle was taken to hospital in a moderate condition after the crash on Kamo Road.
Northpowersaid it was notified by Fire and Emergency New Zealand that a car had hit a pole and power lines were down at 7.13pm near the entrance to Graham Rd.
“Our control room isolated the feeder, and this meant just over 1300 customers were without power,” a spokeswoman said.
The outage impacted Kensington, south to Alexander Street in Whangārei, and to lower Tikipunga.
Thousands of households were briefly without power on Sunday evening after a vehicle hit the power pole, resulting in Northpower isolating the feeder. Photo / Brodie Stone
When Northpower crews arrived, they found the pole was supplying just two households and was not a main network pole.
Power was restored to the feeder and majority of households within half an hour.
The spokeswoman said two households that were directly supplied by the pole were without power for eight-and-a-half hours while the pole was repaired.
Two households were left without power for over eight hours while restoration efforts ensued. More than 1300 were without power initially but it was restored within 30 minutes. Photo / Supplied
Police said they were on the scene for about two hours.
The Advocate understands a cordon was in place while power was restored.
Northpower said the driver would be billed for the cost of restoration.
Brodie Stone covers crime and emergency for the Northern Advocate. She has spent most of her life in Whangārei and is passionate about delving into issues that matter to Northlanders and beyond.
