2 Men Killed When Sinkhole Swallows Car and Broken Pipe Sprays Them with Boiling Water

Mar. 16, 2025

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A Lada Largus car that fell into a sinkhole with hot water by a shop in Austrina Street due to a pipe collapse; two people died in the accident.

Two men were killed in the Russian city of Penza on Tuesday after they drove their car into a sinkhole filled with boiling water.

The water temperatures at the time of the accident were between 158 and 167 degrees F, local outletPenza-Vzglyadreported.

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Rescue operation at the site of a sinkhole by a shop in Austrina Street. A Lada Largus vehicle has fallen into the sinkhole, two people have died in the incident

“I express my deepest condolences to their families and friends,” Penza Mayor Andrei Luzgin reportedly said at a press conference. “The necessary assistance will be provided to them.”

The incident happened in the parking lot of a store around 9:40 a.m. local time, Russian news agencyPenza Newsreported.

The boiling water came from a burst hot water pipe, which are typically used to get hot water into buildings in Russia, according to theDaily Mail.

source: people.com

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