Power interrupted after bus smashes concrete utility pole

The minibus after it crashed into the utility pole at Vlissengen Road and Sandy Babb Street yesterday morning. (Photo taken from Deodat Indar’s Facebook page)

Residents of Region Three (Essequibo Islands–West Demerara) and sections of Georgetown yesterday experienced a power cut after a minibus crashed into a utility pole at the corner of Sandy Babb Street and Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.

In a public advisory posted on its Facebook page yesterday, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said as a result of the accident, several feeders tripped.