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Trash Truck vs. Power Lines, Bluff Park Area, Ocean Blvd./Kennebec
(Feb. 11, 2005) -- For reasons that have not yet been determined, a trash truck on Ocean Blvd. somehow managed to snag power lines near the LB Museum of Art, setting off a chain reaction series of events that resuled in downed wires -- and a downed light pole -- on nearby Kennebec Ave. where the light pole crashed onto a parked car.
Downed power lines are serious stuff anytime...and especially on a rainy day.
LBFD and other city crews responded and handled the matter without injuries. Authorities are still trying to sort out exactly what happened as we post. | LBFD Photo |
LBFD Public Information Officer Paul Rodriguez says the trash truck driver indicated he was heading westbound on Ocean Blvd. when he heard a loud "snap" while passing Kennebec, stopped his vehicle, got out and [yikes!] noticed that the truck seems to have snagged wires draped across Ocean Blvd.
LBFD Photo | Wires were also pulled down on Kennebec...along with a street light which landed on a car.
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Fortunately, no injuries. Public Works set up a detour around the area.
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