Roads reopen after vehicle hits fire hydrant, falls in sinkhole in Liberty, Kansas.
Liberty police and firefighters responded about about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2015 near the intersection of South Withers Road and South Wales Drive to a report of a crash with a hydrant.
The driver and a passenger escaped before a sinkhole — formed by gushing water from the hydrant — swallowed the car. No injuries reported.
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