- Car, two motorcycles pulled into sinkhole in Johar Town.
- Locals use ladder to rescue commuters trapped inside sinkhole.
- Hole in ground resulted from underground leakage of sewer line.
LAHORE: Three vehicles on Monday fell into a massive sinkhole that suddenly appeared on a main road in Johar Town, creating significant traffic disruptions.
A car and two motorcycles were pulled into the sinkhole, prompting locals to come to the rescue of commuters trapped inside the massive hole in the ground with the help of a ladder.
Additionally, a video of the incident, showing locals helping the trapped commuters, also made rounds on social media.
A sinkhole is a depression in the ground that has no natural external surface drainage.
According to officials at the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), the huge hole in the ground in Johar Town was the result of an underground leakage of a sewer line.
In response, the Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Lahore ordered a diversion from Main Boulevard Johar Town, leading to increased traffic load.
Subsequently, a traffic response unit was also deployed and relevant departments were informed of the situation.
Over the past three years, large cracks have appeared on roads in several areas in Lahore, including Gawalmandi, Samanabad, Muslim Town, Ichhra, and Shadbagh, especially during the monsoon season.
However, the majority of these cracks appear in Johar Town.
The latest sinkhole that opened up in the area on Monday marked the fourth crater that appeared on the same road in several months.
Previously, a massive sinkhole in Johar Town pulled in a vehicle carrying a woman and her child, both of whom were injured.
Furthermore, as record-breaking rain hit Lahore in August, it also created sinkholes on roads, including Khayaban-i-Firdausi in Johar Town, where an old trunk sewer ruptured due to extraordinary flow and drainage of rainwater.
