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An area of Sabine County was briefly without electricity on Tuesday morning when a trash truck knocked down a power pole in the Shamrock Shores Community. It happened at the corner of Farm to Market Road 276 and Nine Mile Road, about 13 miles northeast of Hemphill. Daily News & More is reporting that the garbage truck rolled over onto its side, but fortunately the driver was not injured. Meanwhile, there’s no word on how the crash occurred. A towing crew with a heavy-duty wrecker was called in to roll the truck upright. Meanwhile, workers with Deep East Texas Electric Co-Op had to replace the pole and were then able to restore power.