Truck strikes pole in Pittsburgh’s Elliott, knocking out power to hundreds

Joyce Hanz
Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 8:03 a.m. | Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 8:03 a.m.

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Crews stabilize a telephone pole that was struck at Corliss Street and Chartiers Avenue in Elliott on Monday.

Hundreds of Duquesne Light customers were left without power Monday morning after a truck struck a pole at Corliss Street and Chartiers Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood, according to Tribune-Review’s news partner WPXI.

There was no word available on the condition of the driver.

Crews were dispatched to the scene to restore service and the road remains closed, according to police.

As of 7:45 a.m., WPXI was reporting more than 1,600 customers were without power.

UPDATE: Duquesne Light says 1,600 customers are without power after truck hit the pole on Corliss St. New restoration estimate is 9 AM. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/LpEkP6TcmW

— WPXIJennifer Tomazic (@JenniferTomazic) February 21, 2022

Duquesne Light officials expected power to be restored by around 9 a.m.