Sinkhole opens up in Leduc apartment building parking lot
A sinkhole in Leduc nearly swallowed up two vehicles on Thursday.
The sinkhole opened up in the parking lot of the MacEwan Greens apartment building in the Deer Valley neighbourhood.
A photo submitted by a viewer showed two vehicles half-fallen into the hole, which had been removed by early Friday morning.
The hole was also taped off.
CTV News Edmonton has reached out to officials for more information.
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