The driver of a Cadillac sedan escaped Wednesday with only minor injuries after it plummeted into a 12-foot sinkhole filled with water in Maryland.
The local water utility company said it first discovered a 30-inch water main break off Crain Highway in southern Maryland, around 4 a.m. The busted pipe created a giant sinkhole.
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Despite workers setting up a perimeter early Wednesday, a driver cruised through the detour diverting cars and drove right into the large hole, completely submerging the sedan with water.
“He drove through the cones and closed-off zone and then when he realized it was too late,” Luis Maya, a Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) representative, told the Washington Post.
Maya estimated the sinkhole was roughly 12-feet wide.
The Prince George’s Fire and EMS Department said that first responders rescued the male driver from the waterlogged vehicle shortly after 6 a.m. He went to the hospital with minor injuries.
The soggy car sat for hours before crews removed it around 4:30 p.m.
Utility crews hoped to complete the repair work, affecting about 50 customers, sometime before midnight, the Post said. So, for now, the road remains closed.
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