Parts of Airdrie experienced a major power outage yesterday afternoon.

Fortis Alberta confirmed that a motor vehicle collision cause the outage at around 4:42pm on October 4th.

Close to 500 Fortis customers were affected, with automatic systems restoring power to just over 200 of them.

Fortis crews worked hard and eventually restored power to all affected homes and businesses.

There's no word yet on what caused the collision that resulted in the blackout.