In the early hours of Saturday, a car collided with a pole on Avenida Eurípedes de Aguiar in the Centro neighborhood of Floriano, located in Southern Piauí. The crash resulted in the electrical pole breaking and falling onto the vehicle, which consequently led to a power outage across the region. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported from the incident.

The local 3rd Battalion of the Military Police of Piauí confirmed the details of the accident to g1. However, there is currently no information available regarding the potential causes of the crash, which has left local authorities and residents awaiting answers. The situation is still developing and further updates are expected from authorities involved in the investigation.

g1 has reached out to Equatorial Piauí, the energy provider, for comments regarding the power outage and their response to the incident. As of now, residents in the affected area are dealing with the consequences of the electricity disruption while the case is under further examination by police and utility company officials.