Power restored for more than 700 Greerton properties following crash

The truck was turning into a business when it struck the powerpole. Photo / File

Power has been restored to hundreds in Greerton after a crash caused an outage this morning.

More than 700 houses were left without power after a truck crashed into a power pole in Greerton.

A police spokeswoman said officers got called to the crash on Maleme St just after 8am.

The truck was turning into a business when it struck the pole, she said.

She said there were no injuries, however lines were down on the road.

The power pole was still standing and power crews were on the way to sort it out.

Electricity provider PowerCo reported on their website that 710 properties in the Greerton area were without power.

A PowerCo spokesman said power had been restored at 10.45am.