Woman falls through sinkhole in Limburg village
A woman fell through the sidewalk in the Limburg village of Merkelbeek, near Brunssum, on Friday morning. She was walking with her husband when the ground suddenly sank away beneath her. She was injured, NOS reports.
The sinkhole was caused by sand being washed away by a leak, the fire brigade and Water Maatschappij Limburg confirmed. "There was an underground leak" a spokesperson for WML said to the broadcaster. "As a result it was impossible to see that there was a hole. The woman indeed fell through it and was taken to hospital with unknown injuries."
The municipality also confirmed the incident. "Unfortunately it is true that a water pipe broke. We are going to investigate further", a spokesperson said to 1Limburg. "We're trying to get in touch with the woman and the alderman will bring her some flowers. This is something you don't hear every day."
In #Merkelbeek is vrijdagmorgen een 82-jarige vrouw door de stoep gezakt. De vrouw wandelde samen met haar man over de Belenweg toen plots het trottoir het onder haar voeten begaf. Het slachtoffer raakt bij de val gewond aan haar scheenbeen. https://t.co/fShZFK70A3 pic.twitter.com/ongP2G9MNs
— ZO-NWS (@ZO_NWS) September 14, 2018
Op de plek waar een vrouw door de stoep zakte in Merkelbeek, was vorige week ook al een lekkage https://t.co/PW0xaGshYO pic.twitter.com/aYElibPaCc
— 1Limburg (@1Limburg) September 14, 2018