Pickup truck crashes into power pole in Wichit, causes five hour blackout

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Pickup truck crashes into power pole in Wichit, causes five hour blackout

By The Thaiger

PHOTOS: PEA

 

 

A pickup truck accident in Wichit has caused a blackout for over five hours.

 

The Phuket Provincial Electric Authority (PEA) reports that at 10.20pm last night the pickup truck ran into the pole, pulling down the high voltage pole.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/pickup-truck-crashes-into-power-pole-in-wichit-causes-five-hour-blackout

 

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-04-02

[Liverpudlian]

Candles sold out ! locals invade the village  temples.

Edited April 2, 2019 by Liverpudlian

[Nurseynutcase]

Maybe this is a new way of stopping at truck - find a pole, aim, hit it, job done. Truck stopped.

 

sorry for my sarcasm but there does seem to be a propensity for trucks to crash into poles.

[hotchilli]

Even the poles feel threatened !

[sammieuk1]

Twang out of control pickup alert????

[Mexlark]

Pole dancing for playboys