Downed power lines cause road closures in Oceanside, interrupting school pick up [Video]

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KGTV) — The Oceanside Fire Department says downed power lines near Pablo Tac Elementary School caused road closures and interrupted student pickup Tuesday afternoon.

According to a spokesperson for the school district, a private company’s delivery truck hit a power line, causing the electrical wires to fall as the truck blocked the school’s entrance. They also told 10News that the students are safe and being moved to an off-site address for after-school pickup.

Additionally, the spokesperson says the electrical wires caused a tree to catch fire in a neighbor’s yard, but it did not reach the campus. The school did lose power following the crash.

Pablo Tac Elementary’s address is 3535 Hacienda Drive, just off Highway 76 in Oceanside.

OFD says as of 2:52 p.m., the power lines were de-energized, but Hacienda Drive was still …