Watch: Massive sinkhole swallows car in Lahore. A close shave for trapped motorists

A massive sinkhole swallowed three vehicles in Lahore on Monday, injuring motorists and causing significant traffic disruptions in the Pakistani city.

Published on: Oct 3, 2024, 12:33:03 IST

By Sanya Jain

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A massive sinkhole swallowed three vehicles in Lahore on Monday, injuring motorists and causing significant traffic disruptions in Pakistan’s second-largest city. A viral video shows several people trapped inside the sinkhole that reportedly opened up because of a leakage in an underground sewer line.

A sinkhole swallowed three vehicles, including a car, in Lahore. (X/@ShirazHassan)

According to a report in Pakistani news website Geo News, one car and two motorcycles were pulled into the sinkhole that suddenly appeared on a main road in Johar Town, Lahore.

Footage that has been widely circulated on social media shows the car standing vertical in the cavity. The motorists trapped inside the sinkhole were rescued with the help of a wooden ladder.

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A person involved in the rescue told Pakistan’s The Nation newspaper that two occupants of the car were injured when the road caved in. “The injured were taken to a hospital after being rescued by officials and locals,” a rescue official confirmed.

Annual sinkhole

Last year, too, a sinkhole had appeared at the same spot in Lahore. Three members of a family had been injured when their car fell into the sinkhole in 2023.

In fact, this is the fourth sinkhole to appear on the same road in Johar Town within the last few months.

The appearance of another sinkhole at the site led to anger against road authorities, with some social media referring to the phenomenon as “Lahore’s annual sinkhole.”

“The road has become extremely dangerous for motorists, as sinkholes can emerge at any time, putting lives at risk. Look at this incident – the car fell in, injuring the driver and his friend,” said a bystander to Dawn.

Lahore Development Authority (LDA) blamed an underground leakage of a sewer line for the sinkhole.

(Also read: Giant sinkhole swallows SUV in Seoul days after Indian tourist disappears into Kuala Lumpur sinkhole)

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Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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