A van crashed into an electric pole in front of Soi Sri Burapha 16, causing 17 electric poles to break and knock down, damaging 5 cars, injuring 8 people, and leaving more than 100 households in Bang Kapi District without electricity.A white Toyota van crashed into an electric pole in front of Soi Sri Burapha 16, Bueng Kum District, Bangkok, in the middle of last night. As a result, 17 electric poles were knocked down, starting from the NIDA intersection on Seri Thai Road until almost reaching the Suan Nawamin Phirom intersection, a distance of almost 1 kilometer, causing inconvenience to more than 100 households in Bang Kapi District. At the scene, 5 cars were damaged and 8 people were injured. Initially, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority cut off the electricity for safety reasons and coordinated with all officers from the Metropolitan Electricity Authority on the western side to bring in large machinery trucks to remove the fallen electric poles in order to quickly open traffic. However, the amount of electricity that will be restored to people's homes has not yet been assessed. At present, the Bueng Kum District Office and the Bang Kapi District Office have arranged temporary shelters for the affected people.Source: Thai News Agency