Power restored after wreck shears pole, closes road in Penn Hills

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Power restored after wreck shears pole, closes road in Penn Hills

Jeff Himler | Wednesday, December 23, 2020 9:42 p.m.

Metro Creative

A multi-vehicle crash sheared a utility pole and brought down wires Wednesday night, closing a section of Universal Road in Penn Hills.

The wreck was reported at about 8:45 p.m. and closed Universal between Stotler Road and North Joslyn Drive, according to Allegheny County officials.

Penn Hills: Multi-vehicle crash with sheered pole and wires down - 1200 block Universal Rd; Universal Rd will be closed between Stotler Rd and N Joslyn Dr until further notice.

— Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) December 24, 2020

Duquesne Light initially reported more than 500 customers in the area were without power. According to the utility’s website, there were no outages remaining shortly before midnight.

Penn Hills police were investigating.

Further details weren’t immediately available.

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