A burst water main has opened up a huge sinkhole in the middle of a busy road in Melbourne, Australia.
The dangerous hole swallowed three lanes in a road in Caulfield and stopped traffic in both directions after it opened up at 2am yesterday (5am NZT), The Age reported.
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The road remained closed for more than 16 hours while the main was repaired and the road reinstated.
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