A girl trapped in her automobile at an intersection in El Paso, Texas, was rescued on Tuesday night simply moments earlier than her automobile was largely swallowed up by a sinkhole.
Video filmed by Enrique Duenas-Aguilar, the general public data officer with the El Paso Hearth Division, reveals the small white sedan submerged and sinking in water on Tuesday at an intersection within the metropolis. As some bystanders and firefighters seem to make use of instruments to maintain the backend of the automobile considerably above water, others are seen pulling the girl out of the automobile's rear windshield.
Moments later, the dashing water drags down many of the automobile. Inside a couple of minutes, the automobile is nearly completely within the sinkhole, with solely the very again of the trunk seen above water.
Duenas-Aguilar advised Storyful that the incident occurred at round 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday on the intersection of Gateway South and Yandell Drive. Three firefighters who responded had been handled for minor accidents from once they broke the again window and the girl within the automobile was transported to medical care in steady situation with minor accidents, he mentioned.
Extra video from the scene reveals a part of the highway fully lined in mud and water and a site visitors gentle that results in a close-by freeway knocked down.