Over 37,000 South Sacramento SMUD customers without power after van hits pole

Posted: Oct 15, 2019 / 07:02 AM PDT / Updated: Oct 15, 2019 / 07:01 AM PDT

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SOUTH SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — The latest on unplanned SMUD Outage:

8:41 a.m.

Power has been restored to all customers impacted by this morning’s unplanned outage.

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7:15 a.m.

Approximately 19,000 customers remain without power.

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6:59 a.m.

Over 37,000 SMUD customers in South Sacramento are without power, according to the SMUD outage map.

The outage occurred around 6:47 a.m. Tuesday. The estimated restoration time is currently 8:20 a.m.

SMUD says the outage was caused when a van struck a pole in the Pocket area.

Stay with FOX40 for updates.

Thanks for your patience. Power is restored to all customers from this morning's power outage.

— SMUD (@SMUDUpdates) October 15, 2019

Car into pole the cause of outage in Pocket Area. Crews on way to restore power asap. to remaining 18,800 customers. https://t.co/2hDI9bFmdz for latest.

— SMUD (@SMUDUpdates) October 15, 2019

Power out to 37,000 customers in Pocket Area. Crews working to restore power quickly. Thanks for patience. https://t.co/BXjS08RzZT for latest.

— SMUD (@SMUDUpdates) October 15, 2019