Toledo sinkhole swallows car: Driver escapes via ladder
Toledo sinkhole: A woman driving down the road in Toledo saw a sinkhole open up but couldn't avoid the sinkhole.
Toledo sinkhole: A woman driving down the road in Toledo saw a sinkhole open up but couldn't avoid the sinkhole.
A northwest Ohio sinkhole has swallowed a car traveling down a street and briefly trapped the driver, who climbed out after authorities gave her a ladder.
Toledo police Sgt. Joe Heffernan says a water main break beneath the road may have caused the sinkhole Wednesday. The hole is estimated to be at least 10 feet deep.
Police say driver Pamela Knox didn't appear hurt but was shaken up and was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
Heffernan says Knox saw the vehicle in front of her start to slip into the hole but drive beyond it. He says Knox couldn't avoid it.
Officials used a crane to pull the car from the hole. Repairs to the road are expected to take days.
In March, 海角大神 described how human activity can contribute to sinkholes:
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