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Crash causes power outage for hundreds in Chesterfield

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Posted at 6:57 AM, Apr 07, 2022
and last updated 2022-04-07 13:04:21-04

CHESTERFIELD, Va. — A crash that left one person with life-threatening injuries caused a power outage for hundreds near Chippenham Parkway Thursday morning.

The crash happened near Jessup Road and Iron Bridge when a man ran his vehicle into a power pole and then a tree, according to Chesterfield Police.

According to the Dominion Energy outage map, at least 525 people were without power.

A crew was dispatched to repair the lines. Dominion's website said power was restored to majority of those customers around 1 p.m.

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