Electrical power in homes and businesses across the Tulsa area flickered and thousands of customers were left without power after a car hit a power pole Friday evening.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma spokesman Wayne Greene said “a transmission wire went out and took out three feeder lines” about 8 p.m.”

PSO workers had restored power to about 1,870 customers by shortly before 9 p.m., but about 2,823 customers remained without power, he said.

“We hope to have all customers back in service by 1 a.m.,” Greene said.

Meanwhile, traffic lights across a large swath of the city were either flashing red or out altogether, leaving motorists without traffic control at major intersections.

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Source: https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/car-crash-knocks-out-electrical-transmission-feeder-lines-darkening-parts-of-tulsa/article_a681e0ae-f429-11ec-a929-afe8d674062d.html