UPDATE: Two poles down, power out after collision off Avalon Way

5:46 PM: The traffic effects haven’t been fully described by radio – aside from “slowing both directions” – but if you’re traveling Avalon Way near the bridge soon, be aware there’s a collision response involving two downed utility poles, and downed power lines from at least one of them. This is at Bradford/Avalon/30th; the poles are said to be on Bradford, on the west side of the intersection, reported to have been taken out by a vehicle rolling off a flatbed truck. No injuries reported so far.

6:38 PM: Thanks to commenter Matthew for that view from above.

1:59 AM: We checked the Seattle City Light map not long after the poles came down, and no outage was showing, but at some point since then, that’s changed, and 150 customers are out in the area.

9 Replies to "UPDATE: Two poles down, power out after collision off Avalon Way"

  • Bus rider February 21, 2025 (6:16 pm)

    Just went through on the bus 6:15pm, response seems to just be on Bradford, Avalon was not blocked.

  • Matthew February 21, 2025 (6:30 pm)

    Tow truck rolled down the top of Bradford St and took out two polls  

    • WSB February 21, 2025 (6:35 pm)

      Thank you for the photo! Adding above too.

      • Derp February 21, 2025 (7:58 pm)

        Is that the red sonata from the earlier story ? 

  • Ann February 21, 2025 (6:47 pm)

    More emergency vehicles and southbound Avalon traffic  very backed up when we left La Chingona sound 6:35.

  • ltmmgm February 21, 2025 (6:49 pm)

    Speaking of Tow trucks, someone mentioned seeing around 30 of them driving with lights flashing thru White Center around an hour or so ago??? Wonder what that was about?

  • Ajaida February 22, 2025 (12:12 am)

    Hello, West Seattle, this was my Red Lexus 2006 Gs300. I was getting my car towed from Lincoln Towing to my apartment. He was about to drop the bed and my car .. next thing you know it starts rolling down the hill into a car, hits the light pole in front of the Vet, that light pole with transformer is connected to another same pole yanks both of them down, explodes I run out of the way. And that was that.. lol it was crazy like a movie.  

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