Crash Causes Large Power Outage in South Bay

More than 5,000 customers lost power, according to SDG&E

Thousands of South Bay residents lost power Wednesday night after a car struck a transformer, according to Chula Vista police.

A single car crashed into a transformer in the 2400 block of New Seabury Way in Chula Vista just before 8 p.m. The driver wasn't hurt, police said.

More than 5,000 customers lost power, according to San Diego Gas and Electric. Electricity was fully restored just before 11 p.m. Wednesday.

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