Sinkhole swallows several cars in succession in Corpus Christi, Texas

© Guy Gates

Tuesday morning sinkhole, one vehicle is being swallowed up by sinkhole.

City crews are currently at the site of the sinkhole on South Alameda and Chase Drive. City officials say the water main break was the cause of the sinkhole, the pipe that broke was a cast iron pipe build in 1955.

Crews are expected to be there all day repairing the water main.

They plan to put a patch over the hole until city street crews can repair the damage.

Early Tuesday morning residents on South Alameda and Chase Drive got a rude awakening when they heard the sounds of a vehicle in distress.

One resident says they were woken around 4:15 a.m when they heard a loud noise. When the resident went outside he saw the car was stuck in a giant sink hole.

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Witnesses say a second car became the next victim to the sink hole around 4:45 a.m blowing out its tires. A third vehicle joined shortly after.

They are reporting that water is filling the street and sinkhole, as seen in the picture. The driver of the SUV submerged in the sinkhole was successfully pulled out of the vehicle.

Until police arrived residents were outside trying to warn ongoing traffic of the danger that lies ahead.

A caller told us that there are no street lights in the area of the sinkhole making it very hard to see, and that he believes road work was being done the day before. He says had seen cones on the street in the area the sink hole now is.

The vehicles were towed from the scene of the accident around 6:30 a.m. No major injuries were reported just some damage to the vehicles. The female driver of the SUV that was submerged was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.

The city expects the outside lane of Alameda from Sheridan to Chase to be closed for the next few days.