Vehicle falls into sinkhole along residential street in Wilkinsburg
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A vehicle fell into a sinkhole along a residential street in Wilkinsburg.
The sinkhole opened up sometime on Thursday evening along Biddle Avenue at the intersection of West Street.
On Friday, the car was pulled out of the sinkhole. Shane Drenner lives near where the sinkhole is and said he heard the asphalt opening up.
"It was like slow motion watching her car sink," he said.
Witnesses said the driver crawled out of the vehicle and was not injured.
"It's very unsettling," neighbor John Vandergrift said. "Someone really could have been hurt."
As people gawked at the gaping crater on Friday, crews were already at the scene fixing it. They said it was the product of a waterline leak.
It is something neighbors say isn't new but is still concerning.
"These old lines are crumbling at this point," Vandergfit said. "And we're having an issue."
An issue made even worse when the consequences are so unpredictable.
"If you're just driving along and a freaking sinkhole pops up from nowhere, what do you do?" Drennen said
It is not clear when the hole will be repaired.
