Car crash knocks out power for more than 3K in Shelby County

SHELBY COUNTY — Thousands of people are without power in Shelby County Monday night.

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AES Ohio reports that approximately 3,443 customers do not have power.

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A spokesperson with AES Ohio said a car crash caused the outage and power is expected to be restored within the next few hours.

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