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Truck topples 70 power poles in Samut Prakan

Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 30/01/2026

» More than 200 technicians from the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) are racing to restore power along a nearly 2km stretch of old Sukhumvit Road, after an 18‑wheel trailer snagged overhead cables and brought down more than 70 electricity poles early on Friday morning.