About 300 residents in Perth’s south have lost power to their homes after two cars crashed into powerlines.
Police said a Nissan ute crashed into a power transformer on Mortimer Road in Casuarina about 1am on Thursday.
The vehicle rolled and sent powerlines onto the road, which then caused a Mitsubishi Triton to smash into the broken infrastructure.
Both drivers avoided injuries but it left about 300 people without power.
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READ NOWWestern Power crews have worked through the night to restore power to residents in Wellard, Casuarina and Oldbury.
They are expected to have electricity back by 11.30am.
A section of Mortimer Road — between Sunrise Boulevard and Woolcoot Road — in Casuarina has been closed for the emergency works.
Western Power and WA Police remain on the scene.