Driver, 16, just got his license accidentally plunges his car into enormous sinkhole
A 16-year-old driver in Minnesota drove straight into an enormous sinkhole Tuesday thinking it was a branch in the road, less than a month after he got his car.
Heavy rains have been pounding southwestern Minnesota, causing massive road damage. Under the heavy rains, the Renville County Sheriff’s Office says the sinkhole was formed after a culvert beneath the township road was washed out.
Jaxson Lang told WCCO CBS that he had just gotten the car, but was thankfully wearing his seat-belt and his airbag deployed.
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Jaxson Lang thought he saw a branch in the road driving in heavy rains- turns out it was a huge sinkhole
Lang says he is lucky he was unharmed, but disappointed since now he doesn't have a car
He says he managed to crawl out the back window after the accident, but he's bummed because now he doesn't have a car.
He was on his way to work at a farm in the rain when the accident happened.
Candace Leopold, the driver’s grandmother, added that Jaxson just got his license last month and has only had his car for a few weeks.
The flash flood warnings are still in effect in the area through the July 4th holiday.
So far Currie and Redwood Falls received more than 7 inches of rain since midnight.