Gold Coasters in dark after truck driver takes out powerlines

Residents of a Gold Coast suburb have been left without power after a truck collided with power lines this morning.

It happened along Moonbeam Parade in Mudgeeraba around 6.30am, causing the live power lines to fall across the road.

As a result of the collision, close to 100 homes and businesses in the suburb are without power.

Fire crews have been called in to assist as Energex works to untangle the lines and fix the damage.

Anyone travelling through the area is being urged to do so with caution.