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Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said officers were called to the vicinity of Paterson Rd in Wingatui after residents heard a loud bang and an engine running about 11.50pm yesterday.
They thought it was a car crash, but when police arrived they discovered that a possum had become caught in live wires.
The sound of an engine was due to a diesel generator being used to keep nearby train signals working.
The possum died in the incident, Snr Sgt Bond said.
A crew from a lines company attended and power in the area was out from about 11.50pm to 12.55am.
