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40 feet deep
Yikes! This enormous hole opened up in a road in Manchester today
It’s 40 feet deep.
A MASSIVE HOLE opened up on a dual-carriageway in Manchester today.
Transport officials have been warning motorists to avoid the area entirely if possible.
The carriageway collapse happened on Mancunian Way – a busy commuter route – earlier this afternoon
It’s around 15 feet wide and 40 feet deep, according to the Manchester Evening News.
A workman told the paper it happened around midday and that the road was closed immediately.
It had been raining heavily in the area.
Engineers have been dispatched to the scene.
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