Update: Power restored to roughly 900 without power in west Iowa City

The power has been restored.

MidAmerican Media Representative Ashton Hockman said the power was restored to the approximately 900 effected Iowa City customers on the MidAmerican Energy grid at 6:31 p.m.

'The cause of the outtage was due to a vehicle that hit a power pole near the intersection of Mormon Trek and West Benton Street,” Hoffman said.

Hockman said crews on the scene were able to repair the line and restore power to the affected area, mostly situated south of Melrose Avenue in Iowa City's west side.

Previous coverage:

Around 900 MidAmerican customers located south of Melrose Avenue in west Iowa City were without power Monday evening as of 6:00 p.m.

the power outage occurred at 4:58 p.m.

She said crews are on the scene of the outage, working to restore power 'as quickly as possible.”

Hockman said the cause of the outage is not yet known.