Massive sinkhole almost swallows up bin lorry
A sinkhole opened up on a Welsh road and swallowed up a council bin lorry. The lorry was left partially submerged into the hole that formed on Rhyl Promenade.
No-one was hurt but council chiefs have launched an investigation after the incident on Thursday morning. The prom remained open to pedestrians and barriers have been placed around the sink hole.
An eyewitness told North Wales Live[1]: "The sinkhole is absolutely massive. The entire right (driver's) side of the bin lorry was in the hole above its headlight - such was the depth the vehicle had sunk down."
Officials said the area has been secured with barriers. Nobody was reported injured in the incident.
A Denbighshire County Council[4] spokesperson said not long after the incident happened: ""The council is aware of an incident which involved one of its refuse collection vehicles on the promenade in Rhyl on Thursday morning. The area has been secured with barriers and there is still safe passage for pedestrians. We are currently awaiting the arrival of our recovery contractors to come and retrieve the vehicle. No physical injuries have been reported and engineers will be investigating the cause of the incident."
References
- ^ told North Wales Live (www.dailypost.co.uk)
- ^ Major police presence at Stradey Park Hotel as dramatic scenes caught on video (www.walesonline.co.uk)
- ^ The state of coronavirus in Wales right now (www.walesonline.co.uk)
- ^ Denbighshire County Council (www.dailypost.co.uk)