A sinkhole in Sheridan swallowed a police SUV early Friday when the road under the vehicle collapsed into a hole roughly 15 feet deep, forcing an officer inside to crawl out onto the roof to safety.
The hole opened up at about 2:15 a.m. near the intersection of West Oxford Avenue and Natches Court where the officer, a police sergeant, was patrolling.
“As the sergeant entered the intersection, the road gave way due to a massive sinkhole,” police said in a news release. “The road collapsed around the police car and the car ended up in a hole.”
The sergeant sustained minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital, police said.
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Oxford Avenue is closed from South Santa Fe Drive to Clay Street until crews repair the hole, police said.
“Xcel Energy will be responding to shut off a gas line before the car can be removed,” police said.
Officials did not have an estimate for when the repairs would be complete.
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