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By NOA HALFF FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 21:49 BST, 9 April 2025 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 9 April 2025
A man has been hospitalized after his pickup truck was dramatically swallowed by a massive sinkhole that suddenly opened up beneath him on a residential street in Dallas, Texas. The terrifying incident occurred Monday morning in Dallas’s Pleasant Grove neighborhood when the road collapsed under the weight of the vehicle and its trailer.Dallas Fire-Rescue rushed to the incident at about 9:13am after frantic calls reporting a truck had disappeared into the gaping hole.Shocking eyewitness accounts revealed to NBC5 how the driver emerged from his vehicle looking ‘dazed’ after the ground gave way without warning.Lola Caldwell, who lives in the neighborhood, described the heart-stopping moment she heard a ‘loud noise’ and rushed outside to find her neighbor’s truck partially submerged in the roadway.’All I could see was this great big hole in the street,’ Caldwell told the outlet. ‘He was at the back of the trailer trying to see what he ran into … from the impact, the way he acted, it may have hurt him or shook him up with the trailer falling in.’She said after witnessing the terrifying ordeal, she no longer feels safe on the road. ‘Just standing here right now, I’m not sure I would drive on this road. It doesn’t make me feel safe at all,’ Caldwell said. A man has been hospitalized after his pickup truck was dramatically swallowed by a massive sinkhole that suddenly opened up beneath him on a residential street in Dallas, Texas Terrance Perkins, who owns property in the area told the outlet that he saw the condition of the injured driver.’He was on his way back this way and it caved in on him,’ he told NBC5.’He’s doing [OK], as far as I know. I did hear his voice, but I can’t say how he may feel,’ he added.He emphasized the need to repair old pipes in the area and the dangers of what could happen if not replaced.’Those pipes are just old and there’s no way they can handle the amount of waste and runoff from the community,’ Perkins said.In a statement in response to the incident, Dallas District 5 Council Member Jaime Resendez, expressed condolences to the victim who was injured.’My office has been made aware of the sinkhole that opened up this morning on Riverway Dr., and my thoughts are with the individual who was injured,’ Resendez said. The terrifying incident occurred Monday morning in Dallas’s Pleasant Grove neighborhood when the road collapsed under the weight of the vehicle and its trailer’I’ve been in contact with city staff to ensure that the site is secured and that an investigation is conducted to determine the cause. I understand and share the concerns of residents.’The statement continued: ‘Ensuring the safety of our neighborhoods is a top priority, and I will be working closely with city departments to assess the condition of surrounding infrastructure and explore both immediate and long-term solutions.’The current condition of the victim is unkown.Emergency services transported the driver to a local hospital with unspecified injuries. His current condition remains unknown.
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Horror as driver’s car disappears into sinkhole
