WAXHAW, NORTH CAROLINA — A semi-truck from a food company knocked down power lines on North Carolina Highway 16 in Waxhaw Wednesday afternoon, leaving approximately 160 customers without power and reducing the road to one lane.
The crash occurred just after 2 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of NC 16 (Providence Road South) and Providence Farms Road. Images from the scene showed the semi-truck tangled in utility lines with a damaged pole laying in the road.
Waxhaw Police officers directed traffic at the scene. NC 16 was reduced to one lane between the State Employees Credit Union at 3934 South Providence and Action Behavior Center at 1150 N. Broome Street. Duke Energy reported approximately 160 outages in the area, with power expected to be fully restored by 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. Union Power was also notified.
“Please slow down and follow directions from officers when traveling through the area,” Waxhaw Police said.
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