A truck belonging to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) fell into a sinkhole at the City Post Office premises in the Budhwar Peth locality of Maharashtra’s Pune on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred around 4 pm, with the truck, used for drainage cleaning, sinking into the ground as the surface gave way.
The truck, a jetting machine used to clean drainage lines, was positioned at the site when a portion of the paved surface, made of interlocking cement blocks, caved in. The driver escaped unscathed, confirmed a fire brigade official, news agency PTI reported.
#WATCH | Maharashtra | A truck fell into a pit upside down in the premises of the city post office in the Budwar Peth area of Pune city after a portion of the premises caved in. The truck belongs to the Pune municipal corporation and was there for drainage cleaning work. No… pic.twitter.com/fVir7d1rea
— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2024
Videos from the scene showed the truck sliding rear-first into the sinkhole as the surface crumbled beneath it. “Underground work of Pune Metro is going on in the area but the reason for the sinkhole was yet to be ascertained,” the official said.
#WATCH | Maharashtra | A truck fell upside down in the premises of the city post office in the Budwar Peth area of Pune city after a portion of the premises caved in. The truck belongs to the Pune municipal corporation and was there for drainage cleaning work.
20 Jawans of the… pic.twitter.com/YigRhM5iwS
— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2024
Pune News: PMC Truck Pulled Out Of Sinkhole, Commissioner Assures Probe
Efforts to pull the truck out were initiated immediately, and by the evening, the vehicle was successfully removed with the aid of two cranes, news agency ANI reported.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: The truck that fell into a pit upside down in the premises of the city post office in the Budwar Peth area of Pune city after a portion of the premises caved in, has now been pulled out.
No injuries were reported as the driver managed to jump out of the… pic.twitter.com/e87VTVZJ0w
— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2024
Pune Municipal Corporation Commissioner Dr Rajendra Bhosale, speaking about the incident, told ANI, “The news was that it was not on any public road but on the postal premises, where there was an old well that had been covered with a slab. Since this drainage vehicle is heavy, this incident happened.”
#WATCH | Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Commissioner Dr. Rajendra Bhosale says, “…The news was that it was not on any public road but on the postal premises wherein there was an old well earlier and it has now been covered with slab. Since this drainage vehicle is heavy, this… https://t.co/PPUhf6rlVV pic.twitter.com/UjT38a6aB6
— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2024
“Now, it has been removed with the help of two cranes. An investigation will be conducted, but no injuries were reported,” he added.
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