A man has been charged after a dump truck collided with a hydro pole and left over a thousand Kitchener residents without power.
The power outage originated on Shirley Avenue just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday. K-W Hydro says 1,300 customers were affected in the Lackner Boulevard and Victoria Street North area.
Power was restored a few hours later.
Waterloo Regional Police have charged a 44-year-old man from Kitchener with careless driving.
