Sinkholes in the Suburbs: When Infrastructure Fails, Lives Hang in the Balance The recent incident in Canning Vale, Perth, where a car plummeted into a sinkhole caused by a burst water main, has left many shaken.
According to Paul Prottey, manager of service delivery for the Perth region at the Water Corporation, such events are "extremely rare. " Yet, they are not unprecedented.
The fact that this particular car got stuck in floodwaters and subsequently fell into the sinkhole might seem like a freak accident. However, it is merely a symptom of a deeper problem: aging infrastructure.