A Texas woman is seen after a dramatic video of her being rescued from a car when a sinkhole opens in the middle of the road. Lucky to be alive.
The woman, who was not identified by police, was driving a white sedan through Yandel and Gateway South around 6:40 pm. The Jam Press reports when a huge sinkhole opened up under her car due to heavy rains that the area received.
Some good Samaritans and El Paso firefighters sprang into action and managed to drag the woman out of the car before it fell into a pit.
Three firefighters and a woman were taken to hospital with minor injuries, but no one was seriously injured in the extraction.
Crew in this rescue To the Good Samaritan who assisted the firefighters," the Fire Departmentsaid on Facebook,.
As of Thursday, the section of road with the sinkhole was still blocked by police.