Road caved in Dwarka's Sector 18
A police constable had a narrow escape when his car was sucked into a pit as the road caved in at Atulya Chowk, Dwarka. (Photo: ANI)
car got stuck after a road caved in Dwarka's Sector 18
The car was later pulled out with the help of a crane. No injuries were reported. (Photo: ANI)
car got stuck after a road caved in Dwarka
The incident took place around 5pm, when constable Ashwani, who is posted with Delhi Traffic Police, was on his way home after meeting a relative. Suddenly, his car went nose first into the quicksand-like portion on the road. Since the rear of the car wasn’t pulled into the hole, Ashwani shifted to the rear, opened the door there and shouted for help before a person gave him a hand and pulled him free. (Photo: Ravi Jalhotra, ANI journalist)
car sucked into a pit as the road caved in
Soon after his escape, the constable related, “I was driving home and when I reached Atulya Chowk, my car just sank into the road. I had great difficulty opening the rear door to escape. I screamed for help and a passer-by pulled me out.” He was alone in the car when the incident took place.
car got stuck after a road caved in Dwarka
A local resident, who was present when the incident occurred, disclosed that a huge pothole next to the drain along the road hadn’t been fixed for a long time. “Due to the presence of this pothole, the rains were able to weaken the road, leading to the cave-in. The hole is so big now that two cars can fall into it,” he said. (Photo by Ravi Jalhotra, ANI journalist)