Update Wednesday 6pm
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A Divall's crew is rendering safe one of its trucks over which a power line dropped in Sloane Street this afternoon.
The company's work, health and safety officer Caleb Fisher said the driver of the truck, which was travelling south, became aware that a powerline spanning both sides of the street had dropped over the back of the vehicle at about 2.30pm.
"He stopped and reversed to free himself from it and then waited inside the vehicle, as we train them to do. He did everything right from a work health and safety point of view," he said.
It's not known what caused the line to drop; Mr Fisher said the vehicle, carrying a mining screening plant, had travelled the road numerous times without incident.
However a truck travelling in the opposite direction at the same time struck and tore the line from its poles. It partially cut power to a nearby business and some homes.
That driver pulled the cables off his vehicle and continued along Sloane Street.
Mr Fisher contacted Essential Energy and police immediately after the Divall's driver rang him.
Police were not available for comment on the matter.
A Divall's remained at the scene until about 6pm ensuring there were no signs of power damage to the plant and that "everything was 100 per cent safe."
Power has since been restored.
Wednesday 3.30pm
A truck has hit electricity lines in Sloane Street, partially cutting power to a business and some residences.
The vehicle, carrying heavy plant, impacted with a line connecting a street light and power to homes and businesses in the block between Goldsmith and Bradley Streets at 2.30pm. It was travelling south at the time.
Police were quickly on the scene managing traffic while Essential Energy crews set about fixing the damage.
Mitre 10 systems administrator Greg Tyson said power was only partially cut but the business had enough to keep trading. He expected it to be restored within the hour.
Two lines were also hanging loose around Saint Clair villa, prompting police to tape off the property. Essential Energy crews were repairing them shortly afterwards.
The outage was thought to be minor, with not all businesses and homes in the block affected.
Barring a blown fuse at the power station, crews expected to quickly restore power.
More to come
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