Huge chasm opens onto New York street and swallows car

Orange Toyota RAV4 discovered poking down sidewalk at 6 a.m.
New York Fire Department attended scene after reports of trauma
New York City Council member Robert Holden shared photos of the scene

By Emily Webber For Mailonline

Posted: 5:13 am EST, November 27, 2020 | Update: 5:13 am EST, November 27, 2020

A giant chasm swallowed an unoccupied orange SUV on a New York street, sending the car crashing into the ground.

The orange Toyota RAV4 was discovered stinging down the side of the road around 6 a.m. on 70th Street near 52nd Avenue in Maspeth, Queens on Thursday.

New York City Council member Robert Holden shared the shocking scene taken on Thanksgiving on Twitter.

The orange Toyota RAV4 was discovered poking down the side of the curb around 6 a.m. on 70th Street near 52nd Avenue in Maspeth, Queens on Thursday.

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The New York City Fire Department attended the scene after reports of trauma, but the SUV was found unoccupied, according to the New York Post

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Mr Holden shared three angles of the SUV that showed the car’s hood completely submerged under the ground as people drove by in the rain.

The New York City Fire Department attended the scene after reports of trauma, but the SUV was found unoccupied, according to the New York Post.

He wrote: “Community Notice: I have been notified of an unoccupied vehicle which fell into a large sinkhole in #Maspeth.

New York City Council member Robert Holden shared shocking Thanksgiving scene on Twitter

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Mr Holden shared three angles of the SUV which showed the car’s hood completely submerged under the ground as people drove by in the rain

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“@NYPDnews and @FDNY are on site for site security, and the NYPD enforces the following street closures: 70th Street between 52nd Avenue and 53rd Avenue 52nd Drive between 69th St and 70th Street. ”

He concluded: “@NYCWater and @natioalgridus are on site conducting an assessment of their infrastructure.

“We will post more updates as they come. If you see sinkholes please reach out to @ nyc311 and my office to be directed.

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WHAT ARE SINKS?

A sinkhole is a hole in the ground created by erosion and water drainage.

They can vary in size from a few feet in diameter to the size capable of swallowing entire buildings.

This is a natural phenomenon but the process is often magnified by human processes and interference.

There are two basic types of sinkhole which are separated by the way they form.

Slowly developing ones are known as a cover sag sinkhole and those that appear suddenly are called a cover sag sinkhole.

The sudden holes that make the headlines are these and can cause havoc and even death.

Often these are soluble rocks, such as limestone, which become wet and erode quickly.

This then leads to a rapid loss of land and a chasm emerges.

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Huge chasm opens onto New York street and swallows car