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The incident occurred just outside the construction site for the Kingaroy Country Motel extension (Photo: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 22, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almost 60 Ergon Energy customers – including the nearby Kingaroy Country Motel – lost power on Sunday evening after an electricity pole was snapped by a truck.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred at 5:09pm on Knight Street, near the Pound Street intersection and the Walter Road \/ Somerset Street roundabout.<\/p>\n

Live wires fell across the footpath outside the motel construction site and dangled over Knight Street.<\/p>\n

Police and emergency crews were quickly on site.<\/p>\n

At 6:10pm, an Ergon Energy post on social media said crews would be working into the night to repair the damage.<\/p>\n

“We need to replace the pole, restring wires and thoroughly test the damaged section before we can safely restore everyone\u2019s power. Crews are on the job now \u2013 it\u2019s a big job, and they\u2019re doing their best to minimise the inconvenience,”\u00a0 the post continued.<\/p>\n

At 8:00pm, Ergon reported that their crews had made the area safe, cleaned up the fallen wires and had restored power to affected customers through “smart switching”.<\/p>\n

However, the power was disconnected again at 8:00am on Monday to allow repairs to continue; the Ergon Energy outage finder was predicting power to be restored at 4:30pm on Monday.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 2:00pm: An Ergon Energy spokesperson said there were currently no customers without power; crews were on site and should have it all cleaned up by 5:00pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Live electricity wires fell across Knight Street after the truck hit the pole (Photo: Ergon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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