(Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP)
Police are looking for the driver of a transport truck which pulled down power lines near Sussex, N.B.
Mounties said they were called to the scene on Highway 10 near Roachville shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Investigators believe the truck hauling forestry equipment pulled down the lines after not lowering the boom on the equipment.
“Witnesses say the driver of the transport truck initially pulled over but then fled the scene prior to the arrival of emergency vehicles,” said RCMP in a news release Thursday.
Transport truck downs power lines; RCMP seek driver who left the scene #Roachville https://t.co/YDgDuUKxR9
— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) August 22, 2019
Highway 10 was closed for several hours while crews repaired the “substantial” damage caused to the lines and poles.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sussex RCMP at 506-433-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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