Crash takes out power to part of Cole County
Matthew Sanders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A crash took out electricity close to hundreds of Ameren Missouri customers Wednesday just after noon.
Ameren’s outage map reported 472 customers without service centered in the Apache Flats area of western Jefferson City just before 2 p.m. Restoration work could last hours, the map says.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Kyle Green said a tractor-trailer took out power lines.
Cole County dispatchers said in a public alert that traffic was delayed in the area of West Business 50 and Gateway Drive after a crash.
Check back for updates to this developing story.