Car falls into a sinkhole

A water main break in the Northland sunk a car into the pavement Monday afternoon.

WAS NOT HURT.A FAMILY HAD TO BERESCUED AFTER THEIRCAR SUDDENLY DIVES INTOA GIANT SINKHOLE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ARIELROTHFIELD TALKED TO THEFAMILY -- AND THOSENEARBY -- ABOUT WHATCAUSED THE ROAD TOOPEN.IT'S A SOUNEIGHBORS HAVELEARNED TO CALLROUTINMic Hercules/ NeighborSeems like they've been herequite often latelyCREWS OUT ON THESTREET, BLOCKING THEIRROFIXING YET ANOTHERWATER MAIN BRERobert Zahnter/ NeighborIt's not a permanent job.

Theycome in and repair what theycan, they put a patch on it andfill everything back in andblacktop over itYOU CAN EASILY SPOTPATCH-- AFTER PATCHBUT ON THIS WARMER-THAN-NORMAL DAYTHIS WAS NO ROUTINEJOB... OR RIDEDominick Decaria/ Car SunkJust take everybody's shoesoff and lift the kids out oftheircarseats and bring them out todry land, is what we didTHAT'S BECAUSE THEROAD SWALLOWEDDOMINICK DECARIA'S CARWITH HIS TWO YOUNGCHILDREN AND HIS WIFEINSIDEDominick Decaria/ Car SunkWe were just driving downthe street and suddenly fellinto a hole.THE RESULT OF AN 8 INCHWATER MAIN BREAKTHAT JUST FLOODED THEROADMic Hercules/ NeighborIt looked like a small creekjust flowing, it was coming outof there pretty goodDUE TO MONDAY'SHOLIDAY -- A WATERDEPARTMENTSPOKESPERSON COULDNOT CONFIRMANY OTHER BREAKSALONG RUSSELL ROADNEIGHBORS ON THEOTHER HAND... TELL US ITHAPPENS ALL OF THE TIMERobert Zahnter/ NeighborWe've floated drivewaywe've washed out the ditchescompletely and luckily it's onlygone that far but what is goingto be next?NOW THEY'RE ADDINGSUNK CAR TO THAT LISTHOPING LIKE THESEHOLES... THEY'LL NOLONGER GROWREPORTING IN KANSASCITYMic Hercules/ NeighborI don't think it should be toonormal, but it has beeARIEL ROTHFIELD.

41ACTION NEWS.CITY LEADERSCONFIRMING TO 41 ACTIONNEWS IF A WATER MAINBREAK DAMAGES A ROADIT IS THE RESPONSBILITYOF THE WATERDEPARTMENT TO MAKETHE PATC