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KAHULUI (HawaiiNewsNow) – A bus fell into a gaping hole at the site of a water main break Wednesday on Maui.
Pictures showed the vehicle precariously teetering as the back end was lodged in the opening near the corner of Kamehameha and Lono avenues in Kahului.
Passengers and the driver safely exited the bus around 3:15 p.m. No injuries were reported.
Crews were able to lift the bus out within an hour.
County officials said the sinkhole was caused by an aging 12-inch water main break. The hole grew to approximately 15-by-30-feet wide and 5-feet deep by the end of the night due to water pressure and digging.
Crews successfully repaired the water line by the end of the night.
The Department of Water Supply has not reported how many customers were impacted by the main break.
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