Imperial Irrigation District restores power following car crash

UPDATE: 4:23 p.m.

Power has been restored to more than 500 people in Coachella following a early morning crash.

A vehicle crashed into the power pole near Van Buren Street and Avenue 55 at 2:45 a.m.

The crash caused an outage to last more than an hour, affecting 526 people.

Lanes in the area were blocked while the pole is being repaired.

It’s not known if there are any injuries.

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ORIGINAL STORY: 7:24 a.m.

Imperial Irrigation District is working on a power pole in Coachella after a crash Sunday morning.

A single-vehicle crashed into the power pole near Van Buren Street and Avenue 55 at 2:45 a.m. Sunday.

Lanes in the area are blocked while the pole is being repaired. No injuries have been reported.

A viewer emailed saying that power is out in Coachella, but we have not heard back from IID to confirm this.

Stay with News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 for updates on this crash.