A LUMA Energy truck overturned Monday afternoon on road PR-547 in the El Chichón sector of Villalba, and its driver died from the traumas suffered in the accident, the Puerto Rico Police press office reported. According to preliminary information posted by the Municipality of Villalba on Facebook, there is no traffic in either direction as a result of the accident.
Police personnel and staff from the Municipal Emergency Management Office are at the scene handling the situation. Drivers were urged to follow instructions from the authorities and keep the road open to allow traffic to flow and to facilitate the work of rescue units.
In context (787daily, from public data)
0.2%of LUMA customers without power
60-day average 0.2% · worst 1.8%, Sep 30
LUMA's portal showed 0.2% of customers out at 6:08 AM AST on Nov 5, 2026. Across the 60 days 787daily has tracked it, the daily average is 0.2% and the worst was 1.8% on Sep 30, 2026.
Worst of LUMA's five full years, up from 26.3 hours the year before
Customers averaged 28.4 hours without power in the fiscal year that ended in June 2026, the worst of the five full years LUMA has run the grid and up from 26.3 hours the year before.
LUMA operates the transmission and distribution system.