Hamirpur, March 6: Power supply was snapped in most parts of the town as an overloaded truck carrying material to Sujanpur broke the electric pole located outside the mini secretariat on Monday morning.

However, no untoward incident took place despite the fact that the morning walkers were strolling in the area. The truck driver fled the scene after the incident and police efforts are on to intercept him.

Due to the breaking of the electric pole, a network of wires has fallen on the road and teams of the power board were busy in restoring the power supply and reinstalling the broken pole and other wires leading to other parts of the town, an official spokesman said.

The spokesman said it would take hours to clear the broken pole and other networks. The pillar which is broken is just outside a book depot shop. Eyewitnesses said that some wires got entangled with the truck and instead of stopping the vehicle, the truck driver drove the truck away, causing more damage.

The police had diverted the road traffic from Hamirpur to Sujanpur through alternate road. The erring driver would be taken into custody and strict action would be taken against him, police said.