FedEx truck crash in Sacramento leads to outage, midtown freeway ramp closure
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- A FedEx truck struck a power pole on 29th Street in Sacramento.
- The crash caused a power outage in the area Monday afternoon.
- Authorities will close the Capital City Freeway exit to P Street for several hours.
A FedEx truck on Monday afternoon struck a utility pole that caused a power outage and forced authorities to close the P Street exit ramp from the southbound lanes of the Capital City Freeway in Sacramento.
The vehicle crash was reported about 2:20 p.m. just off the southbound lanes of the Capital City Freeway at the P Street exit, California Highway Patrol online dispatch records show.
The FedEx truck appeared to be heading the wrong way on 29th Street when it struck the utility pole. No injuries had been reported.
The midtown vehicle crash caused 50 homes and businesses to lose electricity, according to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s outage page. Restoration of service was estimated by 9:30 p.m., SMUD said.
A 3:17 p.m. Monday, the CHP South Sacramento office announced that the Capital City Freeway southbound exit ramp to P Street would be closed for several hours due to a fallen power pole across the ramp.
The Sacramento Police Department was investigating the crash at P and 29th streets.
