2 trucks vs Stobie on South Rd

[bajdas]

I believe this inicdent caused a brief power blackout/surge through to the airport area. My workplace at Lockleys lost power briefly before the UPS/Generator kicked in and a client at the airport lost power which caused a server/desktops to shutdown.

10:29:35 22-11-10 MFS: *CFSRES INC028 22/11/10 10:28,RESPOND RCR,HAWKER ST,RIDLEYTON MAP 105 K 13 TG182,TRUCK INTO STOBIE POLE. UNSURE ENTRAPMEN,TS. POWER LINES DOWN. ON SOUTH ROAD,ADL204 PPT371 ADL202 AD2017 - MFS Adelaide Station Broadcast

11:02:54 22-11-10 (1of2) MFS: SNR OFF GRP:Inc 028,heavy rescue,no entrapments, 2x trucks versus major stobie, 100 m wiring down, DO Eckerman, SO Gray, ETSA requiring major resour - MFS Car 31 (Northern DO)

11:06:25 22-11-10 (2of2) ces,South Rd closed beween Torrens and Port Rds - MFS Car 31 (Northern DO)

ETSA website displays the following power outage
Incident time: 22/11/10 10:34 AM
Suburbs affected: Bowden, Brompton, Croydon, Ovingham, Renown Park, Ridleyton, West Croydon
2,500 customers affected
Est restoration time: 22/11/10 1:30 PM
Damage to our infrastructure caused by a vehicle accident
Restoration work has commenced

[bajdas]

Interesting that ETSA website http://www.etsautilities.com.au/centric/customers/power_interruptions_current.jsp? has been updated to indicate repairs will not be completed until 23/11/10 12:00 AM

[bajdas]

From: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/truck-brings-down-power-lines-at-south-road-ridleyton/story-e6frea83-1225958387004

TRAFFIC on South Rd is likely to blocked for several hours after a truck brought down high-power electrical lines at Ridleyton this morning.

The road is closed between Torrens Rd and Port Rd because about 200m of power line is lying across the road and on at least two buildings.

The truck clipped a power pole about 10.30am which caused brought down the lines and caused two other power poles to bend.

One pole fell to the ground in a vacant block between two houses.

Nobody was injured but the power lines ignited a small grass fire, which is now extinguished.

Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction and reduced speed limits will be in place until the early hours of tomorrow morning.

"Motorists are urged to avoid the area completely so as to ease congestion," a police spokesman said.

[Shiner]

MFS: *CFSRES INC050 22/11/10 12:54,RESPOND RCR,CORNER GOODWOOD AND DAWS RD,PASADENA MAP 141 P 9 TG182,TRUCK INTO POWERLINES. POWERLINES DOWN.,UNSURE ENTRAPMENTS,STM409 STM401 AD2047 ADL204 - MFS Adelaide 204


Another one??

[JJD]

Yes there were two, read the Adelaide Now article! ^^^

[bajdas]

Yes there were two, read the Adelaide Now article! ^^^

The AdelaideNow website article was updated later in the day. The second accident was not written up when I first looked.     ^^^

[Skippy]

Does anyone know what SAAS units responded to the RCR on South Rd?

[uniden]

Does anyone know what SAAS units responded to the RCR on South Rd?

Fulham 70 (SAAS)
Believe there were no injuries.

[SA Firey]

Yes two truck vs stobie poles we couldn't believe it either!!!

I was onscene at the first one prior to MFS arrival. Prospect 371 was first arrival followed by 204 and then 202. The heavy rescue pod was stop called as there were no persons trapped, although one very embarassed truck driver.
 
It was a "Murphys" truck which the tipper section had clipped the pole and brought down all the high voltage and low voltage and also about a dozen services to local businesses and houses.The pole came down on a vacant block in between two businesses and started a grass fire.

The photos you see on the Adelaide Now website were taken by me.

In the second incident, a Gourmet Poultry truck clipped a pole on the western side of Goodwood Rd opposite Kennards Hire, and brought down power lines across both directions making it impassable to high vehicles.

Traffic on Goodwood Rd was closed and diverted.

[SA Firey]

Pics can be found here http://www.ozfire.org/forums/showthread.php?p=136822#post136822