Safety & Health

N.C. Driver Hits Hydrant, Causes Flood

June 1, 2010

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An accident that happened Monday afternoon created a real disaster on Pineville-Matthews Road in the evening. A sinkhole opened up after a driver of a U-Haul rental truck took out a fire hydrant around 2 p.m. causing a washout under the road and flooding to the area, firefighters said. A total of 15 people were evacuated from surrounding homes as a result of the flooding.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --

An accident that happened Monday afternoon created a real disaster on Pineville-Matthews Road in the evening.

A sinkhole opened up after a driver of a U-Haul rental truck took out a fire hydrant around 2 p.m. causing a washout under the road and flooding to the area, firefighters said.

A total of 15 people were evacuated from surrounding homes as a result of the flooding.

Both northbound lanes of Pineville-Matthews near Johnson Road are closed and traffic is being diverted while crews work to repair the sinkhole.

Driver Hits Fire Hydrant, Causes Flooding