Video Video captures heart-stopping moment sinkhole collapses underneath multiple cars
Footage showed the instant when a pair of automobiles plunged into a Nebraska sinkhole Tuesday afternoon. (Credit: UNO Public Safety/TMX)
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Eye-opening video displayed the instant a roadway gave way beneath two unsuspecting drivers in proximity to the University of Nebraska-Omaha Tuesday, depositing their vehicles several feet into the earth.
Recordings obtained by university surveillance cameras seemed to indicate the two autos approaching an intersection, alongside one another, before a vehicle came to a halt behind them, seemingly initiating the sinkhole.
Emergency personnel responded to the occurrence at 67th and Pacific streets at around 3:30 p.m., local station WOWT stated.
The sinkhole appeared to be brought on by a pickup behind the two autos. (UNO Public Safety/TMX)
The occupants of the vehicles had exited the cavity by the time law enforcement arrived.
“This took everyone off guard,” University of Nebraska-Omaha Public Safety Lt. Dan Martin stated to the station.
Particulates could be observed as the vehicles dropped into the pavement. (UNO Public Safety/TMX)
No individuals were harmed, though WOWT reported a water pipe was damaged during the incident.
The cause of the sinkhole is presently unknown.
The station indicated a heavy-duty tow truck with a winch recovered the autos hours later, and workers endeavored to extract concrete from the hole.
The cause of the road’s disintegration is presently unknown. (UNO Public Safety/TMX)
Martin cautioned the sinkhole could grow, though it seems no further sinkholes had been noted as of Wednesday evening.
Authorities communicated to WOWT the street will be closed for “several days,” and motorists should stay away from the locale.
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