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Semi-truck collides with power pole in Montebello

By Julie Sharp

March 11, 2026 / 11:22 AM PDT / CBS LA

CBS News Los Angeles

Crews with Southern California Edison are working to restore power and remove a downed power line in Montebello after a big rig struck the pole.

The City of Montebello said that because of the incident, southbound traffic will be closed in the 600 block of S. Maple Avenue for several hours.

Aerial footage showed a power pole broken in half, lying on top of an Oroweat-branded semi-truck.

Verdugo Fire said the driver remained in the truck until power lines were secured, and he was removed safely without injuries from the lines.

The power outage was reported around 8:41 a.m.

A Montebello power pole is sheared after a collision with a big rig. CBS LA

Julie Sharp

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, contributed to the Palos Verdes Pulse and worked as a video journalist for CBS News before joining the CBS News Los Angeles website team.