More than 3,000 homes in Northumberland have had their power restored after a blackout caused by a lorry coming into contact with electricity cables.
The affected area included Rothbury, Longframlington, Hepple and several surrounding villages as far west as Alwinton in Northumberland National Park. However, the issue has now been largely resolved by Northern Powergrid engineers, with power restored to most of those properties.
The incident involved a lorry coming into contact with electricity cables, dragging them down and causing damage to the transformer. Eight houses in the immediate vicinity of the incident are still without power.
