After an accident at around 1:00am, when a motor vehicle struck a utility pole, 1,595 customers of Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) were in darkness.  They had no power.

The areas affected were Spotts Newlands, Kings Sports Centre, Red Bay, Prospect and Hurst Road.

CUC spokesperson, Pat Bynoe-Clark, said, “CUC’s crews responded immediately and were able to restore the power in a safe and efficient manner.”

We understand the outage was over by 2:00 am.

The vehicle involved in the accident was a Chevrolet Aveo rent-a-car that suffered major damage to its front end.

We have not been able to ascertain if the person driving the vehicle was hurt and was taken to hospital.