Man climbs pylon cutting power to 20,000 homes

Witnesses called the police to help the man (Picture: UKNIP)

Thousands of people were left without power this morning after a man in distress climbed on a power pylon.

Witnesses looked on in shock as the man, believed to be upset over relationship troubles, climbed the pylon with high-voltage cables in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, this morning.

The man climbed the pylon near the Sainsburys in the town centre, before emergency responders and local police came to the scene.

Around 9.23am this morning...