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160-Foot Deep Sinkhole Dramatically Swallows 3 Vehicles After it Suddenly Forms on Busy Highway: Watch

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A section of the Samsen Road in Bangkok, Thailand, collapsed on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 24

A huge sinkhole measuring 98 square feet has opened up on a road in Bangkok, Thailand, disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations.

Part of Samsen Road in the Thai capital — which is in the midst of monsoon season — collapsed in front of a school at around 7:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Sept 24, according to the Royal Thai Police (RTP). The hole is also very close to a hospital and a police station.

“Vajira Hospital, Samsen Road, Dusit District, Bangkok, is a hole 30 x 30 meters wide [98 feet x 98 feet], 50 meters deep [160 feet], and has a tendency to collapse further. Later, at the scene, two electric poles fell and there was a station car,” a release from the RTP read.

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Source: https://people.com/huge-sinkhole-highway-swallows-3-vehicles-footage-thailand-11816021


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