Whole area dark

Driver knocked over an electricity box and fled on foot

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24.01.2025 14:30

And suddenly it was dark: on Friday night, a driver collided with an electricity box in Wels (Upper Austria). As a result, the lights went out all over the street. The driver parked his damaged vehicle and made off on foot. The police have so far tried in vain to find him.

Many residents around Albrechtstraße in Wels must have been fast asleep, but some night owls must have wondered why the street lights in the surrounding streets suddenly went out at midnight on Friday. 

Several streets in darkness
A driver was to blame. He had been traveling west when he suddenly veered off the road to the left and collided with a switch box that controls the lighting in the entire area. This was ripped out of its anchorage and severely damaged - which of course also disabled the streetlights.

Car parked and drove off
The driver probably realized that his vehicle had also suffered serious damage. So he parked the car about a hundred meters away at the side of the road, removed the keys and made off on foot. 

Electrician busy
The driver was quickly identified from the license plates. However, the officers were unable to find him at his home address. The Wels electricity company was also alerted to switch off the power. Otherwise the loose cables would have posed a danger to passers-by. The work continued until at least midday on Friday.

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