Thousands without power in San Rafael following car accident, road closed

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KTVU) - UPDATE: PG&E has restored power to 2,608 people after 3,095 were without. There is still 487 people with no power.

A car accident Sunday evening involving a power pole in San Rafael caused a road closure and left thousands of people without power, according to officials.

Point San Pedro is closed between Manderly Road and Margarita Drive and, as of just after 7:00 p.m., over 3,000 people are without power. Pacific Gas and Electric is on the scene assessing the outage. 

Authorities are asking drivers to use an alternate route. 

No injuries were reported in the collision, authorities said.