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A vehicle struck power lines that had fallen and were lying on highway 3 near Weldon.
Crash leads to power outage

Vehicle hits fallen power lines on Highway 3 resulting in power outage

Apr 15, 2019 | 11:33 AM

Power was out for several hours on Sunday for a couple of communities in the region after a vehicle struck power lines that were lying on an area highway.

Melfort Fire and Rescue reported that a vehicle had struck the power lines that had fallen and were lying across Highway 3 near Weldon.

Fire Chief Jason Chief told northeastNOW that the cause of the fallen power lines remains undetermined.