VIDEO: Right lane of U.S. 61 North remains blocked by utility trucks at accident site
Published 8:14 pm Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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NATCHEZ — One lane is reopened to traffic at the U.S. 84 and U.S. 61 North intersection where another lane remains blocked after an accident occurred in the area just after 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Both lanes of U.S. 84 were blocked for more than two hours Tuesday as power lines crossed the intersection. “We are asking people to stay clear and find an alternative route,” Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said after 7:30 p.m.
Mississippi Highway Patrol worked the accident.
All but the right lane of U.S. 61 North is cleared at the intersection, said MHP spokesman Craig James.
A Chevrolet Tahoe reportedly left the roadway and hit a utility pole holding a transformer, knocking it to the ground. James said no one was injured but the crash did a number on utility lines.
According to Entergy’s outage map, power loss in that area affects just under 280 customers with an estimated restoration time around 10 p.m.
Jan Griffey contributed to this report.
The gallery below includes scenes from the roadblock on Tuesday evening.
Law enforcement blocked both lanes of U.S. 84 completely for over two hours until the roadway could be cleared. (Submitted)
Utility crews work to clear the mess left by an accident Tuesday evening. (Submitted)
The driver took down a utility pole with a transformer, which knocked out power to nearly 280 customers in the area. (Submitted)
Law enforcement blocked both lanes of U.S. 84 completely for over two hours until the roadway could be cleared. (Submitted)
Utility trucks at the scene of an accident on U.S. 61 North and U.S. 84 which took down a utility pole with a transformer on Tuesday evening. (Submitted)
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