- Two cars crashed into a fire hydrant Wednesday morning in Phoenix
- The water flooded the road, opening a sinkhole that sucked in one of the cars.
Camera captured the terrifying moment a car was swallowed by a sinkhole after crashing into a fire hydrant in Phoenix.
Around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday near 75th and Virginia avenues, two cars collided and hit a fire hydrant, causing water to flood the road.
The water turned the ground swampy, opening a sinkhole that then engulfed one of the cars.
A terrifying video shows the car being slowly sucked underground until only the roof is visible.
One woman was taken to hospital in critical condition while three others suffered minor injuries.
Around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday near 75th and Virginia avenues, two cars collided and hit a fire hydrant.
The water turned the terrain swampy, opening a sinkhole that then engulfed one of the cars.
Video from the scene shows a car with its bumper smashed at an angle on the road.
The other car is barely visible on the side of the road in a muddy patch.
In the collision, one of the cars hit a fire hydrant that began spilling water onto the road and surrounding muddy terrain.
The mud thickened as water covered the road and then the patches filled completely with water, becoming a sinkhole.
The car on the side of the road slowly disappeared from sight as it was sucked beneath the surface of the muddy water and ground.
The drivers have not yet been identified and it is unclear if they were trapped in the car while it was submerged.
Witness Devin Friebe told Fox10, “I came to the office for work this morning and I had no parking because the whole place was flooded.”
The car on the side of the road slowly disappeared from view as it was sucked beneath the surface of the muddy water and ground.
In the collision, one of the cars hit a fire hydrant that began spilling water onto the road and surrounding muddy terrain.
The intersection was closed while police investigated the crash.
Another witness, Marlene Friebe, added: “I’ve only seen anything like this on the news, so seeing it in person is like, wow.”
The intersection was closed while police investigated the crash.
Sharing images from the scene, Fox journalist Lauren Clark said: “Incredible sight here at 75th Ave and Virginia: a car swallowed in a mud pit.
“Authorities say a car crashed into a fire hydrant that was leaking water, causing massive flooding.”