{"id":1194,"date":"2026-02-27T07:39:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2026-02-27T07:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:39:54","slug":"caught-on-camera-sinkhole-suddenly-swallows-vehicles-at-busy-intersection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=1194","title":{"rendered":"Caught on camera: Sinkhole suddenly swallows vehicles at busy intersection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18649387_022526-wls-sink-hole-raw-vid-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18649387_022526-wls-sink-hole-raw-vid-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18649387_022526-wls-sink-hole-raw-vid-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18649387_022526-wls-sink-hole-raw-vid-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18649387_022526-wls-sink-hole-raw-vid-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18649387_022526-wls-sink-hole-raw-vid.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Surveillance video captured the dramatic moment a sinkhole opened up on a busy intersection in south-central Omaha, Nebraska, swallowing up two vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident happened Tuesday afternoon in a trendy section of the Midwest city, when a sport utility vehicle and a pickup truck waiting at a traffic light dropped into a hole several feet deep when the pavement under them suddenly gave way. Neither driver was injured, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver of the truck was able to get out of the sinkhole on his own, then joined other bystanders who helped the SUV driver out of the hole, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to them for jumping into action and quickly providing help,\u201d Omaha police spokeswoman Officer Sarah Martier said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to CNN, a towing company later arrived at the scene to pull the two vehicles out of the hole.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"848\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 656 \/ 848;\" width=\"656\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7721.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The area serves both the University of Nebraska at Omaha and draws residents to a thriving entertainment district teaming with restaurants, retail shops and a movie theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omaha Public Works indicates on its website that the sinkhole was the result of a water main break. Metropolitan Utilities District, which operates the city&#8217;s water system, did not immediately return phone and email messages on Wednesday seeking comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Copyright 2025 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surveillance video captured the dramatic moment a sinkhole opened up on a busy intersection in south-central Omaha, Nebraska, swallowing up two vehicles. 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