Bikapur. On Friday night at 11 o’clock, a speeding truck collided with 33,000 volt electricity poles on Prayagraj Highway. With a loud noise, cables, jumpers and three electricity poles broke and spread on the highway. There was chaos due to the fear of power supply being disrupted. There was a line of big vehicles for two kilometers on both sides of the highway. Traffic was disrupted for about an hour.
Apart from Nagar Panchayat Bikapur, about 20,000 population of Chandpur and Darabganj Gram Panchayat were affected due to the breakdown of wires and poles. The supply could not be restored till the evening of the second day, Saturday. The supply of the Community Health Center has also been disrupted. Superintendent Dr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh said that the patients admitted in the hospital are facing problems.
Work was carried out by running generators at night. Bikapur SDO Manoj Kumar Maurya said that there has been a lot of damage due to damage to electric poles, jumpers and wires. After the material arrives, the line will be repaired, only then the supply will be restored. On the other hand, the driver who caused the accident has fled leaving the truck behind.
