Overview
- The road collapsed on Park Street in Hyde Park early Sunday, opening a crater that caught the front of a rented Kia as two visitors prepared to leave for the airport.
- The occupants escaped without injury and continued to the airport by Uber after the vehicle became stuck and sank further over about an hour.
- Floodwater from the burst main inundated the street, threatened nearby homes, and flowed into a property cellar.
- SA Water shut off the mains around 6:15am to enable repairs and provided cask water to customers while service was interrupted.
- A tow truck removed the car, repairs to the pipe were finished Sunday afternoon, and engineers will assess the pipe’s condition for future replacement planning.