Sinkhole claims car after water pipe bursts

A driver ended up in a sinkhole yesterday morning (Sunday, February 21) after a water pipe burst in Nottinghamshire.

Sally Hall was driving in Epperstone when her car was dragged across the road.

Ms Hall told local media that she had first thought it was just a puddle.

The sinkhole is an extreme example of what happens when a water pipe bursts.

Thousands of homes were left without water in the region.

Sinkholes form when there is a void underground, creating a depression in the land where everything around the area drains.