LILBURN, Ga. — Police in Lilburn say an accident on Lawrenceville Highway caused more than just a traffic headache on Saturday when it knocked out electricity for hundreds of residents.
The accident happened on the highway at the Pleasant Hill intersection. With the section of road expected to remain closed into the evening, Lilburn Police said they are redirecting traffic on Pleasant Hill and Lester roads.
As of 9 p.m., Georgia Power estimated roughly 1,600 customers were without power in the area and directly attributed the outage to this accident. It wasn't until just after 11:30 p.m. that crews had been able to successfully remove the truck involved in the crash.
Fortunately, they said this will allow Georgia Power to begin working to restore power - something the utility company previously reported would be done around midnight.
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