Pune: PMC Water Tanker Falls Upside Down into Sinkhole As Part of Road Caves-In at Post Office Premises in Samadhan Chowk, Rescue Operation Underway (Watch Videos)

A truck belonging to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) fell upside down into a sinkhole that suddenly appeared at the City Post Office premises in Samadhan Chowk in Pune on Friday. The water tanker was parked for drainage cleaning work when a portion of the ground caved in, taking the water tanker and several two-wheelers with it. Fortunately, the water tanker driver managed to escape unharmed. The Pune Fire Brigade received a distress call around 4:15 PM, prompting the immediate arrival of 20 fire department personnel and police officials. Rescue operations are ongoing to retrieve the vehicles from the sinkhole. Fire officer Subhash Jadhav confirmed that the cause of the sinkhole remains unknown. 'Driverless Car' in Pune: PMC Road Maintenance Van With Driver Seat Vacant Speeds in Reverse on Vaiduwadi Flyover, Video Goes Viral.

Truck Falls Into Sinkhole

#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.

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— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2024

A #Pune Municipal Corporation truck suddenly fell into a pothole on the road at Samadhan Chowk in Pune.

The driver and other people got out of the truck in time. pic.twitter.com/yb5HQx9j6x

— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) September 20, 2024

Latest in #Pune a truck fell into a pit as part of the road caved in near Samadhan Chowk. #BreakingNews‌ pic.twitter.com/pt1D9wQoFz

— Thevar Steffy (@ThevarSteffy) September 20, 2024

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