Garbage truck in sinkhole in Corktown on June 30, 2022. (WDIV)
A garbage truck fell into a sinkhole that formed in Detroit’s busy Corktown neighborhood on Thursday morning.
The sinkhole was just outside of the former Brooklyn Street Local restaurant, on Brooklyn and Michigan Avenue. The back-half of the garbage truck fell into the roadway.
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The driver said he was driving along when his truck just “dropped.” He wasn’t injured in the incident.
Crews were on the scene pulling the truck out, and closing off the area for repair.
In the something you don’t see every day file… garbage truck falls through a sinkhole in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. Driver says he was cruising along when his truck just dropped. He’s okay. City crews on their way. @Local4News@clickondetroitpic.twitter.com/o59hhpHapv
Ken Haddad has been with Local 4/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He helps lead news coverage and content across broadcast and digital platforms. He's from the Metro Detroit area, and loves covering important news (and sports) in his hometown.
Nick joined the Local 4 team in February of 2015. Prior to that he spent 6 years in Sacramento covering a long list of big stories including wildfires and earthquakes. Raised in Sterling Heights, he is no stranger to the deep history and pride Detroit has to offer.