An off-duty sheriff’s deputy has died and two other people hurt when two vehicles plunged into a water-filled sinkhole in San Antonio, Texas.
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Dora Linda Nishihara (69), who was a courthouse bailiff.
A crane was used to retrieve her car from water about 3.6m (12ft) deep. Ms Nishihara’s body was inside the vehicle.
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Sheriff’s spokesman James Keith said Ms Nishihara was not working on Sunday when her vehicle went into the sinkhole.
Utility officials said the sinkhole appeared after a sewer line ruptured during heavy rain earlier on Sunday.
Authorities say two passers-by rescued a driver after another vehicle went into the sinkhole on Sunday night. That driver and one of his rescuers were treated for minor injuries.
AP