A sinkhole opened on Broughton Road in South Shields, damaging a water main and swallowing three cars. Emergency services responded to the scene, evacuating several families as a precaution. 17-year-old Kiera Hall was left in tears when she discovered her car was partially submerged in the hole.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Shocking pictures show three cars partially swallowed after a sinkhole opened in the middle of a residential road, leaving local drivers in tears when they found their vehicles. Emergency services descended on the street just after 5:30 am this morning after the tarmac collapsed on Broughton Road in South Shields.
I looked into the street and saw blue lights. ‘My car was vertical in the hole and I burst into tears. I passed my driving test two days before Christmas and got my car two weeks ago and this has happened. Police are guarding the area until the sinkhole can be fixed Properties nearby have been evacuated as a ‘precautionary’ measure ‘It’s just unlucky. I’m not worried about parking my car in the street again I just hope it’s alright.
SINKHOLE CARS SOUTH SHIELDS EMERGENCY SERVICES WATER MAIN
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