Truck Strikes Power Line, More Than 50 Geneva Customers Lose Service

GENEVA, IL — More than 50 customers lost service Monday morning after a semi-truck struck a power line and damaged five utility poles on Sixth Street, according to Geneva officials.

As of 2:17 p.m., crews were still working to restore service to the remaining eight affected, according to an update.

A truck was driving down Sixth Street around 9:30 a.m. when the incident occurred between Franklin and South streets.

The collision didn't immediately trigger a power outage, officials said, but crews from Geneva Public Works Department's electric division had to manually take customers offline to begin making repairs since active power cables were on the ground. Public Works employees went door-to-door to notify residents.

When the incident first occurred, officials said those in the immediate vicinity "may be without power for a significant period of time given the scope of the damage incurred by the truck." As a result, city staff got mutual aid assistance from Batavia and St. Charles's municipal electric agencies.

Sixth Street remains closed from Campbell to Fulton streets, and Franklin Street is still shut down from Fifth to Seventh streets.