A map shows power restored in an area near the University of Victoria (UVic) following a motor vehicle incident.
Some 3,000 people near the border of Oak Bay and Saanich lost power following a motor vehicle incident at the intersection of Arbutus Road and Finnerty Road near UVic, according to BC Hydro following a motor vehicle incident at that intersection. BC Hydro first reported the outage around 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31.
Crews will be responding to an outage affecting 3000 customers near #OakBay #Saanich area. Latest info will be on our mobile site as available: https://t.co/olBSDxevVR pic.twitter.com/KfQKfY9pk9
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) August 31, 2019
Cst. Ryan Miller of Saanich Police said a commercial truck pulling heavy equipment struck a tree leaning over the roadway. The tree limb subsequently touched suspended powerlines in causing the power outage and safety concerns.
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Crews had restored power to all affected residents within three hours.
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