Overview
- Boston police say a cement truck became entangled in overhead wires near Lagrange Street and Redgate Road and knocked down several utility poles on Wednesday, creating a hazardous scene.
- Officers found the driver trapped and emergency responders removed him from the vehicle with no reported injuries.
- Initial reports and utility data differed, with more than 1,000 customers out of service at one point and Eversource later reporting roughly 250 customers still without power.
- Eversource crews remain on scene disconnecting and securing lines, isolating damaged circuits, and giving provisional restoration times as they work to repair poles and wiring.
- Downed live wires forced a street closure and posed immediate safety risks, and the outage count is expected to change as crews finish their assessment and restore service.