Firefighters, police and engineers were called to the Lovers Walk are of the town around 2pm when the incident took place.
The accident resulted in a power cut in the area which affected the traffic lights are the junction of Lovers Walk/Academy Street and Academy Street/Loreburn Street.
Police advised motorists and members of the public to avoid the area for a time as work went on to carry out repairs.
About 100 homes were affected by the power cut but power was restored to the area after about an hour.
Lights out for Dumfries after sub-station crash
PARTS of Dumfries were blacked out for some time yesterday afternoon after a car is believed to have hit a electricity sub-station.
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