Bus plunges into giant sinkhole, passenger injured
US authorities say two cranes have arrived to remove a city bus partially swallowed when a sinkhole opened during morning rush hour in central Pittsburgh.
The Port Authority of Allegheny County says the driver and a 56-year-old female passenger were aboard when the bus plunged into the hole.
Officials say the passenger was treated at a hospital and released.
The stranded bus after it plunged into a sinkhole in central Pittsburgh. AP
Public safety director Wendell Hissrich says the bus is sitting on three power lines, two of them 22,000-volt lines.
He said there are also fiberoptic cables, and damage to them could affect communications in the tri-state area.
Hissrich says setting up the cranes and other preparation will take hours.
Authorities are preparing to recover the giant with the help of a giant crane. AP
After a 300-tonne crane lifts the 14-tonne bus, the power and fiberoptic lines and pipes below can be assessed and repaired.
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