Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Two power outages in Bristol Township’s Levittown section Monday were caused by vehicles damaging equipment.
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The first incident happened around 8:45 a.m. on Holly Drive near Appletree Pass when a Waste Management trash truck got caught in overhead wires and broke a utility pole.
Appropriately 400 PECO customers were left without service until it was restored by late morning.
A LevittownNow.com reader also reported their internet service was disrupted due to by the incident.
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No injuries were reported.
Bristol Township Fire Rescue and the Levittown No. 2 and Fairless Hills fire companies responded in addition to police.
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A second crash damaged utility equipment and put a smaller number of homes into the dark.
The crash happened just past 1:15 p.m. along Green Lane between Harry S. Truman High School and Whitewood Drive in Bristol Township’s Levittown section when a sedan struck a utility pole.
Following the crash, about 17 PECO customers were left in the dark as repair work got underway.
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The vehicle broke the utility pole and caused it to lean over the lanes of travel.
Bristol Township Fire Rescue and the Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad were on the scene, but no life-threatening injuries were reported.
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Bristol Township police and fire police closed Green Lane in the area of the crash.
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