Power cut Sheffield: Homes hit by outage after lorry comes off M1 and hits electricity pole

Dozens of homes in Anston and North Anston were left without power after the HGV came off the motorway near Woodall services, between junctions 30 and 31, this morning, Tuesday, October 26.

A Northern Powergrid spokeswoman said: “We were made aware just before 10am of a road traffic incident in which a vehicle had hit one of our poles.

“For safety reasons, our engineers had to switch off the power remotely so we could do work to that pole.

“There were originally 62 customers without any electricity but we managed to restore power to the majority of our customers just before midday.

“Another 14 customers were affected by a power cut at around 12.35pm but we are continuing with repairs to our pole and expect to have power restored by around 7pm.”

Two lanes of the M1 southbound were closed following the crash so the lorry could be recovered and the electricity pole repaired.

National Highways said: “We would normally undertake this overnight to minimise impact. However, the damage is currently affecting surrounding properties electrical supply.”

In an update issued at around 1.30pm, National Highways said there were delays of around 40 minutes on the M1, with congestion stretching back 6.2 mile to junction 33, and there were 3.4 miles of congestion on the M18.

Police said they were called at 7.20am to reports a lorry had swerved and come off the motorway, but the driver is not thought to have been seriously injured.

South Yorkshire Police said at around 3.30pm that lanes one and two remained closed with traffic queuing back to the M18.

The force added: “Officers are working with National Highways and Northern Power to restore power and open the lanes as quickly as possible, although it is thought to be closed for some time yet.

“Please avoid the area if you can and look for an alternative route.”