Truck driver on the run after damaging GPL pole while reversing in Diamond – INews Guyana

GPL condemns reckless act leading to service disruption at Diamond

(Saturday, May 30, 2026) The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) wishes to provide an update regarding the service disruption that affected several households along 3rd Avenue and other surrounding areas in Diamond, East Bank Demerara, earlier today.

Investigations have revealed that the outage occurred at approximately 09:30 hrs when a truck, while reversing in a reckless manner, made contact with GPL’s distribution network and struck a utility pole at 3rd Avenue.

The impact resulted in damage to the pole and the dislodgement of associated hardware, causing electrical arcing and damage to a nearby customer’s vehicle. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

The driver subsequently fled the scene. GPL has since made contact with the owner of the vehicle, Mr. Anson Charles, who has provided information to assist with the investigation. The matter has been reported to the Diamond Police Station, and efforts are ongoing to locate the driver.

GPL condemns this dangerous and irresponsible behaviour, which not only disrupted service to customers but also posed a serious risk to members of the public.

The company treats incidents of this nature with the utmost seriousness and will pursue, as it has done in the past, all available avenues to ensure that those responsible are held fully accountable.

GPL is again strongly urging drivers and equipment operators to exercise extreme caution when operating near electrical infrastructure. The increasing frequency of these types of incidents is deeply alarming and unacceptable, as they continue to place lives at risk and compromise the reliability of the electricity network.

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