Car crash causes power outage

A car that crashed into a power pole and brought down power lines last night caused a large power outage in a number of Tauranga suburbs.

The repaired power pole and skid marks from the crash Photo - Cameron Avery

Power was cut to Welcome Bay, Hairini, Maungatapu, Ohauiti, Greerton and Oropi at around 10.30pm after a car collided with a power pole on Poike Road near the intersection with Harrisfield Drive.

Emergency services responded to the single vehicle crash and found the one occupant out of the vehicle,  he was taken to Tauranga Hospital with an injured arm as police and fire service worked with the power company to repair the downed lines.

The power company arrived shortly after the crash and isolated the power quickly.

Power companies were at the scene this morning attempting to restore power to the homes nearby.

A local resident who lives near where the crash happened said that they still do not have power as of 11am this morning.

Power was restored to some of the effected areas at around 12am, some places in Ohauiti near the crash had there power restored at around 6am this morning.

The cause of the accident is unknown and police are investigating.

Skid marks after being marked out by police Photo - Cameron Avery

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