Crews scrambled to restore electricity to thousands of BC Hydro customers in Surrey after a truck crashed into a power pole Wednesday morning.
The collision happened around 7 a.m. at King George Boulevard and 104 Avenue, snarling traffic during the morning rush hour and causing a power outage that impacted more than 2,100 properties.
BC Hydro managed to restore service to the bulk of impacted customers within a few hours by switching them to a different feeder, but spokesperson Kevin Aquino said the others would have to wait until the pole could be replaced later in the day.
A few dozen customers remained without power by the mid-afternoon.
The crash forced the closure of 104 Avenue in both directions, and temporarily limited northbound traffic on King George Boulevard to a single lane.
For the latest updates on BC Hydro outages, visit the utility provider's website.
