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January 19, 2017

Sinkhole near car wash swallows vac truck

OAKWOOD, Ga. (AP) — The 55,000-pound excavation truck wasn't in the area for a wash, but it may need one after being partially swallowed by a sinkhole in north Georgia.

News outlets report the truck owned by a company based out of Canada fell into the sinkhole Tuesday morning and shut down a side road that runs next to the parking lot of a car wash northeast of Atlanta. Crews worked throughout the day trying to remove the truck, which had its front wheels sticking in the air.


 
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