The two occupants escaped unhurt. The incident occurred close to an underground Metro construction site near Tidel Park. A car plunged into a sinkhole after a section of OMR caved in near Tidel Park on Thursday morning, causing traffic disruption on the busy stretch.
They said a rupture in a water pipeline was therefore unlikely to have caused the collapse.
Officials at the site said all underground utilities in the area had been shifted ahead of the metro work.. However, they said operation of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) or other underground construction could have caused land subsidence. The two occupants escaped unhurt. The incident occurred close to an underground metrorail construction site where a tunnel boring machine was in operation. The collapse threw traffic out of gear between Tidel Park signal and Taramani, with vehicles moving at a snail’s pace. To ease congestion, vehicles except two-wheelers coming from CPT, were diverted at Indira Nagar Junction towards Indira Nagar Water Tank Road. Motorists on Indira Nagar Second Avenue were directed to turn right onto Water Tank Road and proceed towards Tidel Park via Thiruvanmiyur junction.
Chennai: A car plunged into a sinkhole after a small section of Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) caved in near Tidel Park on Thursday morning, triggering a major traffic snarl.