Truck snags power lines, brings down poles, street lights on busy Seattle street

Utility poles and street lights were ripped down after a truck snagged power lines in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.

It happened on Dexter Avenue North just north of Mercer Street around 11 p.m. Monday.

One of the poles appears to have been holding up a traffic signal, which came down in the middle of the street.

Nobody was hurt, but crews worked all night to clear the scene.

Traffic mess for early AM commute as cleanup continues on Dexter Ave N South Lake Union as utility poles were knocked down last night by a truck, cleanup under way near Mercer roadway shut down @KIRO7Seattle @TracyTTraffic pic.twitter.com/OuS9SAMXso

— Ranji Sinha (@RanjiKIRO7) January 21, 2020