The high-voltage wire snapped around 11:50 a.m. and ht the man as he was crossing MacArthur Avenue at Passaic Street, Capt. Darren Sucorowski told Daily Voice.
He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center as a precaution, the captain said.
PSE&G responded.
Power outages were reported in the city as a result.
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