CHICAGO -- An electrical pole fell on a parked car Wednesday after a truck crashed into low-hanging power lines near DePaul University's Lincoln Park campus on the North Side.
The rental truck hit the power lines about 1:55 p.m. in the 2400 block of North Sheffield Avenue, according to Chicago police. The power lines then pulled the pole down onto the vehicle.
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A video posted to Twitter shows the pole on top of a white car as a truck is stopped and snagged on the wires in the entrance of a nearby parking lot.
No injuries were reported, police said. Utility crews have been called to fix the downed lines.
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Approximately 25 ComEd customers are experiencing power outages near the intersection of Sheffield and Fullerton as of 6:25 p.m., according to the utility's outage map. ComEd is estimating that power could be restored by 8 p.m.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2019.)