Hole in one

An American woman in the US state of Ohio had a lucky escape when her car fell into a huge hole that appeared in the roadway. The emergency services were called and she was rescued from her stricken car with only cuts and bruises. The vehicle was later recovered from the 3m-deep hole. Reports suggest that the incident was caused by the flow from a broken water main, which had scoured away the ground under the road.
September 26, 2013 Read time: 1 min
An American woman in the US state of Ohio had a lucky escape when her car fell into a huge hole that appeared in the roadway. The emergency services were called and she was rescued from her stricken car with only cuts and bruises. The vehicle was later recovered from the 3m-deep hole. Reports suggest that the incident was caused by the flow from a broken water main, which had scoured away the ground under the road.

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