St. Louis sinkhole swallows car
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A sinkhole opened up on a downtown St. Louis street on Thursday morning and swallowed a car whole while its owner got a workout in a nearby gym.
Fox 2 news reports that the incident happened around 6:30 a.m. near 6th Avenue and Locust St. near the America's Center.
Jordan Westerberg told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch he and his fiance had snagged the primo spot near their YMCA at around 6:15 a.m., and when they returned at 7 a.m. they saw a group of people where they left the Toyota Camry, but no car.
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SAN FRANCISO SINKHOLE SWALLOWS TRUCK
At first they figured it had been towed, discovered the gaping hole taking up half the strreet when they got closer.
"I was a little shaky," Westerberg told Fox 2. "It was crazy. I'm just glad we weren't inside."
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The cause of the sinkhole has yet to be determined. There was a broken water main next to the car, but a St. Louis Water Division representative said he didn't know if the main was the cause, or if the car broke the main when it fell, according to the Post-Dispatch.
Westerberg's damaged car was removed by 9 a.m. He said that he hopes the city or whoever is deemed responsible for the hole will pay for repairs.