STL: Accident on Manchester Road Knocks Down Power Lines, Causes Outage

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO – A crash on Manchester Road in St. Louis County early Wednesday morning knocked down power lines and caused an outage in the area, according to First Alert 4.

It was reported that a wrong-way driver caused the accident, which occurred at about 5:45 a.m.  The damage to the power lines left about 200 customers without power.  No injuries were reported from the incident.

Manchester Road was shut down in both directions at Barrett Station Road while emergency crews worked the scene.

Traffic was diverted at Barrett Station Road and Missouri Route 141, and the closure was expected to last several hours.

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