Quincy Vagell
Published: August 12,2015
Local authorities closed off a Rhode Island street on Tuesday when a large sinkhole opened up in the roadway.
One
pickup truck was stuck partially underwater in the sinkhole before the
vehicle was eventually pulled out. Local police said that the driver of
the truck was rescued safely from the vehicle.
The sinkhole was
reported at the intersection of Hunt and Liberty streets in Central
Falls, a suburb of Rhode Island's capital city of Providence, around
midday Tuesday.
Heavy rain moved across southern New England on
Tuesday with numerous reports of flash flooding across Rhode Island and
Massachusetts. Some of the heaviest rain was measured in the hour
leading up to the time of the sinkhole opening up. Nearly a half inch of
rain fell at nearby T.F. Green Airport in Providence from 11 a.m. to
noon with observations indicating heavy rain, fog and reduced
visibility.
(FORECAST: Providence, Rhode Island)
The
National Weather Service in Taunton, Massachusetts, reported that
several other roads were flooded out and impassable Tuesday. Rainfall
amounts of 1 to 3 inches were common, with most of that rain falling
over a relatively short span of time, making travel difficult and in the
case of this sinkhole, dangerous.
While it is unclear if flash
flooding was the sole cause of creating the sinkhole, heavy rain late
Tuesday morning likely contributed.
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