CHARLOTTE — A large tree fell before 3 a.m. Thursday, blocking a major road and leaving hundreds without power in south Charlotte.
The call came in to first responders as a crash at about 2:45 a.m. A Channel 9 crew could see the tree across Providence Road near Rutledge Avenue. The area is between South Sharon Amity Road and Sardis Road.
ALERT: Providence Rd. is BLOCKED in both directions due to a massive tree in the roadway near Rutledge Ave. south of Sharon Amity. @DukeEnergy is reporting over 550 outages with a 6AM restoration time. #clt #cltraffic #clttraffic pic.twitter.com/ZqSMA20lgS
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) March 31, 2022
According to the Duke Energy outage map, 556 customers were without power in the area. The map showed power restored just before 7 a.m. The map also said the outage was first reported at 2:20 a.m.
Channel 9 has asked how the tree came down, and if anyone was hurt in the incident.
There was no information immediately available about when the tree would be moved from the road.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
(WATCH BELOW: Crash involving power pole and live lines shut down road; outages reported)
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