Power restored to Ohio Edison customers after Clark County crash

UPDATE@ 3 p.m.:

Spence Road is still closed in both directions just south of S.R. 41 due to a trailer crash that damaged a power pole and a transformer.  The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says the crash was caused by a trailer that became detached from the car that was hauling it and struck a pole and transformer. Ohio Edison reports that repairs should be finished in the next hour.

UPDATE @ 2:20 p.m.:

Power has been restored around 2,000 Ohio Edison customers after a crash knocked out service in parts of Clark County, according to an online outage map.

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FIRST REPORT

Power outages have been reported in Clark County following a crash on Spence Road in Pike Twp., according to dispatchers.

Emergency crews were dispatched to Spence Road south of Ohio 41 around 12:10 p.m. on reports of a crash, according to reports.

The crash took out a pole, knocking down a transformer, dispatch records indicate.

Nearly  2,000 Ohio Edison customers lost power in the area, according to an online outage map. Dispatchers said Ohio Edison crews just arrived on scene but it was unknown when power is expected to be restored.

No injuries were reported in the crash.

We’ll update this story as new details become available.

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