Massive new sinkhole opens up on I-80 in New Jersey with all traffic now detoured
All lanes on New Jersey's Interstate 80 are being decoupled after a 15-by-15-foot sinkhole opened in the middle of the construction zone of the so-called “Swiss cheese” road, officials announced Wednesday. The New Jersey Department of Transport has decoupled the west lane at 34 exits. x. The 15 x 15-foot sinkhole swallowed an I-80 stretch […]
Sinkhole swallows car on Philadelphia street
Philadelphia – A sinkhole opened up under the streets of a nearby Philadelphia street Tuesday afternoon, with the water main snapping underground, swallowing one car and nearly insisting on another. Luckily, no one was injured. Fox 29 Philadelphia reported that the 6-inch water main broke at noon, leading to a huge sinkhole in the city's […]
Nebraska neighborhood loses power for hours after garbage truck gets stuck in sinkhole
Much of downtown Omaha was without power for several hours Thursday after a garbage truck became stuck in a sinkhole with exposed power lines. The truck became stuck around 8 a.m. with its nose tipped into a sinkhole and its rear wheels lifted several inches off the ground. Firefighters said the sinkhole was more than […]
Sinkhole in New Jersey keeps I-80 closed after a section collapses into an abandoned mine
On Friday, road crews closed eastbound lanes on a short stretch of Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey due to a sinkhole, but it was still unclear when they would reopen. Illinois Park soccer field collapses due to massive sinkhole A highway guardrail still dangles in the air across a 40-foot-wide (12-meter) gaping hole, and […]
Huge sinkhole along I-80 in NJ caused by abandoned mineshaft
A massive 40-foot-by-40-foot sinkhole that opened up a major highway in New Jersey on Thursday was caused by an abandoned mine, officials said. Construction crews are working around the clock to repair a huge pothole along Interstate 80 near Exit 40 in Wharton that caused massive traffic delays the day after Christmas. The state Department […]
Monster sinkhole opens along I-80 in NJ, leading to closures
A huge sinkhole opened up along a major interstate in New Jersey Thursday morning, closing multiple lanes and forcing drivers onto local roads to avoid the sinkhole. The sinkhole, apparently large enough to swallow several cars, opened on the shoulder of Interstate 80 in Wharton around 7:45 a.m. According to NJ.com. Construction workers were crowding […]
Pennsylvania: Grandmother Who Fell Into Sinkhole While Looking For Her Cat Found Dead By Authorities
(Left) Elizabeth Pollard, 64 years old. (Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania State Police) / (Right) The deadly sinkhole into which Pollard fell. (Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania State Police) OAN Staff Brooke Mallory2:21pm – Friday, December 6, 2024 A 64-year-old woman who fell into a three-story deep sinkhole in western Pennsylvania has been sadly found dead after […]
Body of Pennsylvania woman who disappeared near sinkhole may have been found, coroners say
The Pennsylvania State Medical Examiner's Office announced Friday that investigators believe they have found the body of a woman last seen four days ago near a sinkhole above a closed coal mine. Westmoreland County Deputy Coroner Sean Fribble said searchers believe they have found the body of 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard. Shortly after 11 a.m., law […]
Searchers think they have found missing Pennsylvania woman last seen near sinkhole: coroner
The body of a woman who fell into a sinkhole was found Friday, four days after she went missing while searching for her cat, a state police spokeswoman said Friday. Trooper Steve Limani said the body of 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard was taken to the Westmoreland County Coroner's Office for an autopsy. Officials scheduled a mid-afternoon […]
Rescuers Search for Pennsylvania Woman, 64, Believed to Have Fallen in Sinkhole
A frantic search has been underway since Monday for a Pennsylvania grandmother who authorities believe is trapped in a deep sinkhole connected to an unstable abandoned mine. According to CNN, the family of Elizabeth Pollard, 64, called authorities around 1 a.m. Tuesday to say she and her 5-year-old granddaughter left the previous afternoon to look […]