Image Credit: BC Hydro

By James Peters

Power Outage

Auto collision knocks out power to thousands in Brocklehurst, North Shore

Mar 27, 2025 | 8:22 PM

KAMLOOPS — UPDATE (9:15 p.m.): Power has been restored.

EARLIER: A car has collided into a utility pole in North Kamloops, resulting in a widespread power outage that threw thousands of Kamloops residents into darkness Thursday evening (March 27).

BC Hydro says the power was knocked out to about 4,000 customers at 7:27 p.m.

The Crown corporation says the cause of the outage is under investigation.

However, at the same time that the power went out, a car collided with a utility pole in the 1,000-block of Tranquille Road.

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Photos posted to social media show a pole lying across the road with a damaged car nearby.

There’s no word on potential injuries.

As of 8:05 p.m., BC Hydro says a crew is on its way to the scene.