FALMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) - A recreational vehicle was swallowed up by a massive sinkhole after it backed into a fire hydrant on Cape Cod on Tuesday night.
The vehicle hit the hydrant and shredded a water main in Falmouth, creating the sinkhole, according to Falmouth police.
Officers responding to a reported crash on Turner Road around 9:30 p.m. found the rear of the 45-foot camper lodged in the sinkhole and water gushing into the air, police said.
Police say the driver, a native of Illinois, was trying to turn around after missing the entrance to a nearby campground when he inadvertently backed into the hydrant.
A crane was used to lift the damaged RV out of the hole. It was later towed to a lot in Hyannis.
Crews temporarily shut down the road while they made repairs. It has since reopened.
No injuries were reported.
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