Crime & Safety

Truck Takes Out Power Pole in Lake Balboa

A truck damaged a power pole in the Lake Balboa area Tuesday morning, but power was restored quickly, according to officials.

VAN NUYS, CA - A truck damaged a power pole in the Lake Balboa area Tuesday, leaving a person injured and knocking out electricity to about three dozen customers in the area.

The crash occurred about 4 a.m. at Balboa and Victory boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Paramedics took the injured person to a hospital in unknown condition.

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Power was restored within a couple of hours, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

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