Power restored after outage affects 10,000 in Sacramento

A major power outage in parts of Sacramento affected more than 10,000 customers, SMUD officials announced Sunday evening.The areas of Natomas, North Sacramento and Rio Linda were affected.SMUD officials said a crash about 5 p.m. near Truxel Road and San Juan Road caused the power problems.The outage caused traffic to back up at nearby intersections where the stop lights were flashing red.Crews were able to restore power about 7:30 p.m.

A major power outage in parts of Sacramento affected more than 10,000 customers, SMUD officials announced Sunday evening.

The areas of Natomas, North Sacramento and Rio Linda were affected.


SMUD officials said a crash about 5 p.m. near Truxel Road and San Juan Road caused the power problems.

The outage caused traffic to back up at nearby intersections where the stop lights were flashing red.

Crews were able to restore power about 7:30 p.m.