A HydroVac truck hauling 1,600 gallons of water was swallowed up by an eight foot sinkhole in Hall County, Georgia, this morning.
Getting ready to pump 1600 gal of water from large truck still stuck in large sinkhole in Hall Co. LIVE report at 12p pic.twitter.com/dtBny6MgRS
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) January 17, 2017
The incident was reported at the Diamond Auto Spa on Wallis Road near I-985 around 8 a.m. The truck driver had parked in the area around 7:45 a.m. when the ground suddenly gave way beneath his vehicle.
On scene reports estimate that the sinkhole is eight to ten feet deep and 20 feet wide.
Sinkhole swallows a 55k lb. truck in hall co. @SteveGWSB live at noon pic.twitter.com/cWHSoNpqCQ
— Dwayne Harden (@DwayneHarden23) January 17, 2017
No injuries have been reported.
Crews are working to remove fuel and water from the truck to make it lighter and easier to extract from the sinkhole.
Cleaning up small fuel spill at site of truck in sinkhole in Hall Co just off 985 at Wallis Rd pic.twitter.com/u1US8aRBqF
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) January 17, 2017
Sinkhole in Hall Co. swallows back of big truck. Driver okay after quiet the shock pic.twitter.com/7nohkwojxl
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) January 17, 2017
Sources:
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
WTVM
WSBTV