US EditionSinkhole Swallows Car Stopped at Traffic Light Near Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach
HORRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, JUL 29 – A broken six-inch water main caused the sinkhole under a stopped car near Coastal Grand Mall, with repairs expected to continue through Wednesday, officials said.
- Early Tuesday, a sinkhole at Coastal Grand Mall swallowed a car while the driver escaped unharmed, after a water main broke overnight near Harrelson Boulevard.
- The city of Myrtle Beach said the collapse followed a broken six-inch water main near Horry County's RIDE III construction site, and the water was shut off before the car was removed from the sinkhole.
- Myrtle Beach police arrived at Seaboard Street and Harrelson Boulevard around 4:30 a.m. to find a car submerged in a sinkhole.
- The South Carolina Department of Transportation asked drivers to avoid the work zone as officials work to reopen the road after Tuesday's sinkhole.
- Repair crews will work to fix the waterline, but it is unclear when the Coastal Grand Mall entrance will reopen, according to SCDOT.
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Sinkhole swallows car near Myrtle Beach mall
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- A Myrtle Beach driver walked away unhurt Tuesday morning after the roadway gave out beneath his car while he was stopped at a traffic light on Seaboard Street near the Coastal Grand Mall. Myrtle Beach city officials said the sinkhole was caused by a broken six-inch water main. The area where the sinkhole formed is near the Horry County Ride III construction site. Myrtle Beach police responded at about 4:30 a.m. to th…
Sinkhole swallows car stopped at traffic light near Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to correct the location of the incident and remove a video that contained the incorrect information. We apologize for the error. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- A Myrtle Beach driver walked away unhurt Tuesday morning after the roadway gave out beneath his car while he was stopped at a traffic light near the Coastal Grand Mall. Myrtle Beach city officials said the sinkhole was caused by a broken six-inch w…
Sinkhole swallows car at traffic light in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A Myrtle Beach driver walked away unhurt Tuesday morning after the roadway gave out beneath his car while he was stopped at a traffic light on Seaboard Street near the Coastal Grand Mall. Myrtle Beach city officials said the sinkhole was caused by a broken six-inch water main. The area where the sinkhole formed is near the Horry County Ride III construction site. Myrtle Beach police responded at about 4:30 a.m. to the…
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