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Crash north of Grindrod

UPDATE: 9:20 a.m.

Power to 231 BC Hydro customers in the Grindrod area was restored Sunday morning after being out all night following a motor vehicle accident on Highway 97a, north of the community.

"A pole carrying the lines that serve those customers was hit and severely damaged," said Dag Sharman, BC Hydro's community relations manager. "Crews had to replace it with a new pole."

Sharman said the power was out from 11:46 p.m. until 7:21 a.m.


Original story: 7:20 a.m.

A crash on Highway 97A north of Grindrod late last night is having an effect on traffic.

Drive BC reports the road, four kilometres north of Grindrod, has been reduced to single lane alternating traffic.

According to a person living in the area, BC Hydro crews were at the scene early Sunday morning trying to restore power to some customers who had been without it for about eight hours. 

A call has gone in to the RCMP for details of the crash.



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