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UPDATE: Crane truck collision causes power outage in rural Langley

Power expected to be restored around 3 p.m.
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Power outage in rural Langley from a vehicle collision in the area of 56th Avenue and 264th Street Thursday morning (Oct. 12). (BC Hydro screengrab/Langley Advance Times)

A crane truck colliding with a power pole caused caused a power outage in rural Langley north of the Trans Canada Highway.

About 253 BC Hydro customers lost power at around 9 a.m. this morning (Thursday, Oct. 12) in the area of 56th Avenue and 264th Street.

Langley RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle collision just after 9 a.m.

There were no injuries, but there is some damage to the pole, reported CpL. Craig van Herk with the Langley RCMP.

“The cause of the collision is under investigation,” he said.

BC Hydro crews are on site, and power is estimated to return at 3 p.m.

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