Ludhiana, March 3 -- A reckless late-night drive turned into a major civic emergency on Kakowal Road after a speeding car rammed into the electricity infrastructure, snapping poles and cables and plunging the entire area into darkness for around 12 hours.

The accident occurred around 12 midnight, when a sedan, reportedly moving at high speed, lost control and crashed into electricity poles lining the road, damaging power poles and snapping four LT cables which fell onto the road, leaving live wires dangerously exposed and triggering panic among residents.

Though power officials managed the situation temporarily during the night by regulating and diverting supply to prevent further hazards, a complete outage hit the entire area again in ...