The City of Cape Town says it is retrieving a refuse compactor truck that fell into a sinkhole after a section of road gave way on Monday morning.

The Mayco member for urban waste management, Grant Twigg, said the road in Lavender Hill had no visible signs of damage.

A woman sustained minor injuries and was transported to hospital.

Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said a rescue vehicle and personnel were deployed after they received a call at around 09:00.

A tow truck also responded to help recover the truck.

"The main priority at this stage is to ensure the area is structurally safe to recover the vehicle and then the necessary assessment of the area can be done to determine the cause of the incident, among which is a sewer collapse," he added.

Badroodien said: "We urge residents to please stay away from the site for safety reasons. This request applies while the officials are recovering the vehicle and conducting the assessment and throughout the period when the remedial work is being done. Once the necessary assessment has been completed, the way forward to remedy the situation will be determined. We regret any inconvenience caused and ask the public to cooperate with us during this time."

Twigg added contingency measures were being put in place to ensure minimal delays to refuse collection in the area.

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Na wa, so porthole dey for other
parts of the world too, I think say na only South East Nigeria dey get porthole 🧐

Anyway, thank God no life was lost.

squash47:
Na wa, so porthole dey for other
parts of the world too, I think say na only South East Nigeria dey get porthole 🧐

Anyway, thank God no life was lost.

Its a sinkhole, not pothole. There's a difference.

Rest in peace for the dead

Last month another Cape Town municipal truck got caught up in a sinkhole.

Previous cases of road sinkholes in Cape Town.

TMKsouth:


Its a sinkhole, not pothole. There's a difference.

explain biko. Onye southy

squash47:
explain biko. Onye southy

Take corrections so that you can develop faster than a 5 year old mentally.

TMKSouth are you same as WannaHowzit? If yes, falling inside a sinkhole awaits you soon.

Say no to Homos.

jamesversion:
TMKSouth are you same as WannaHowzit? If yes, falling inside a sinkhole awaits you soon.

Say no to Homos.

Falling into your poop filled gutter awaits you.

Say no to ashy feet homophobes.

Awon ti Mzansi!

What causes those sinkholes?