Workers in Montreal were shocked on Monday as the backhoe they were using fell into a sinkhole in the downtown district of the Canadian city.
Residents and businesses in the area had complained of flooding for a week before a crew was sent in to investigate a suspected leak in the city’s sewage line.
Having sectioned off the road, the John Deere backhoe was preparing to dig into the road surface when a section of the street measuring 8m and 14.5m wide gaveway, dragging the machine into the hole.
The driver of the backhoe escaped unhurt.
