Sunday evening accident knocks out power to thousands in Angola

ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – Thousands of Angola residents spent much of the overnight hours without power following a single vehicle accident that took out multiple utility poles.

According to police it happened just before 8 last night when the driver of a mini van lost control on County Road 100 North on the West side of Angola. The van  rolled over knocking down utility poles and causing nearly 3,000 residence to lose power that was eventually restored early this morning.

There is no word on possible injuries.