22/08/2026
CAMIÓN DERRIBÓ POSTES ELÉCTRICOS EN VALPARAÍSO — SUJETOS LLEGARON A CORTAR CABLES Y HUYERON ANTES DE QUE LLEGARAN LAS AUTHORIDADES
A truck that transited through the streets of Valparaíso impacted and knocked down two electrical and telecommunication poles, leaving cables down on the road and causing the supply cut in the sector. The strong impact generated an immediate emergency situation for the risk of electrocution.
After the accident, a group of subjects quickly approached the area with tools, cut the fallen cables and fled before the arrival of the Carabineros and emergency teams. The neighbors and witnesses were terrified, because the cables in the soil were electrified, which represented an imminent danger for passengers and vehicles.
Emergency teams and personnel of the electrical company work in the area to restore the service and ensure the area. Carabineros initiated investigations to identify the driver of the truck and the persons who cut and removed the cables, hecho que could configure the crime of robbery and sabotage to the public service.
The situation reopens the alert on the subtraction of electrical cables and telecommunications, a recurring problem that puts the security of the population and the continuity of basic services at risk.