Niles Power Outage: Power Line Falls On Car

NILES, IL — Crews are on the scene to repair a transformer and power line that got tangled up with a motorist in in Niles early Wednesday. Police said a vehicle was driving westbound on Oakton Street shortly before 4 a.m. when a power line fell on top of it near Harlem Avenue.

The line got entangled in the vehicle, pulling the power line away from the pull and causing damage to a nearby transformer, according to Niles police.

Police said a "cursory inspection of power poles in the area" showed no sign that they had been hit by a car.

As of Wednesday morning, police said they did not know why the power line had fallen on the vehicle. ComEd was on the scene fixing the damage but did not have an estimated time for repair.

With sub-zero temperatures, police reminded the public that the Niles Police Department and the Niles Family Fitness Center are open as warming centers.

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