By Our Reporter
Power distributor Umeme says a lorry driver is likely to blame for an electric pole falling down along Wilson Road in Kampala on Wednesday afternoon. The concrete pole currently supports street lighting for Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).
According to reports, traffic was brought to a halt and the pole damaged two cars and are not drive-able after. The area has full isolation of power line and the customers in that area are supplied from an underground network so the wires were not live, the Umeme Operations Engineer Metro station on site confirmed.
He called in a bigger team to do a complete isolation.
Thankfully, no one was hurt and Uganda Police Force asked members of the public to stay away from the street while Umeme technical teams went to work. Less than an hour after the incident was reported, lanes in both directions had reopened.
“It’s a lorry that dragged the power lines bring down a concrete pole,” an eyewitness said.
Umeme Media Relations officer Stephen Ilungole has said they highly regret the Wilson street incident and urges the public to be vigilant at all times as the rainy season begins.