07-03-2013, 06:42 PM
Holy Toledo! a massive sink hole in Toledo, fortunately the lady in car got out safely, what a terrifying experience it had to be for her.
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Sinkhole swallows up a car in west Toledo
by WNWO Newsdesk
Posted: 07.03.2013 at 2:01 PM
TOLEDO -- A sinkhole in West Toledo swallowed up a car Wednesday afternoon.
The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bancroft and Detroit Ave.
According to Toledo Police, a woman travelling southbound on Detroit Ave. drove into the large sinkhole. The entire car was engulfed by the hole in the road. The woman, Pamela Vance, 60, was extricated by the Toledo Fire Department and taken to a nearby hospital. No serious injuries were reported.
Police say the following intersections will be closed for an extended period of time as repairs are made: Monroe and Detroit, Bancroft and Detroit, Detroit and Horace, Bancroft and Forrest, and Bancroft and Sylvan.
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Sinkhole swallows up a car in west Toledo
by WNWO Newsdesk
Posted: 07.03.2013 at 2:01 PM
TOLEDO -- A sinkhole in West Toledo swallowed up a car Wednesday afternoon.
The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bancroft and Detroit Ave.
According to Toledo Police, a woman travelling southbound on Detroit Ave. drove into the large sinkhole. The entire car was engulfed by the hole in the road. The woman, Pamela Vance, 60, was extricated by the Toledo Fire Department and taken to a nearby hospital. No serious injuries were reported.
Police say the following intersections will be closed for an extended period of time as repairs are made: Monroe and Detroit, Bancroft and Detroit, Detroit and Horace, Bancroft and Forrest, and Bancroft and Sylvan.
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