The woman had a narrow escape after her car swallowed a massive sink, which suddenly opened on a busy road in Singapore on Saturday evening. Dramatic rescue has developed around 17:00 near Tanjong Katong Road South, according to the report Channel News Asia.
Shocking visual effects, widely shared on social media, show that the car almost submerged in a deep, waterflower cavity, with only part of its front point of view. Sinkhole was reportedly formed near the active workplace managed by the Singapore National Pub for Water (Public Utily Board).
Dramatic rescue captured on the camera
The woman who was alone in the vehicle was saved by fast thinking workers nearby. According to Site Foreman Pitchai Udaiyappan Subbiah heard a loud sound and saw the Earth giving up. After seeing a submerged car, he and his team emerged into the action.
“We overthrew the nylon rope. She managed to catch it and we slowly pulled it out,” said Subbiah Mothership. The woman was then safely raised and plunged into the Raffles Hospital. The authorities confirmed that she was aware of at the time of rescue.
Damaged two water networks, operation disturbed
In its statement, the pub stated that two water pipes were damaged in the collapse and this effort was to isolated. “The affected area has been cut off as security measures. Repair and investigative work are currently underway,” the agency said.
The Office for Land Transport (LTA) closed all roads in the area as preventive measures and advised motorists to use alternative routes. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of the surrounding areas reported disruption of their water supply due to damaged pipes.
The Singapore Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Grace Fu, described the incident as “serious” and ordered the pub to thoroughly explore the cause of the sump.
Although no other injuries were reported, the incident raised concerns about infrastructure safety in one of the most carefully planned cities in the world.
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