Two men have died after the vehicle they were in filled with scorching hot water when a hole opened up in a car park.
They were trapped in the Lada Largus car and died almost instantly as a result of being sprayed with 75°C water.
A hot water pipe had burst under the car park where they were driving and their car fell into the sinkhole which opened up in Penza Russia.
The local Ministry of Emergencies said: ‘A car fell as a result of the ground collapsing. Sadly people were killed.
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The two men in the Lada are believed to have been killed almost immediately
A journalist from Penza Vzglyad local news website said: ‘Another car drove over the same spot minutes before the accident.
‘The driver noticed ground beginning to steam – and quickly drove off. Then these two men came.
‘They parked – and the asphalt collapsed right under them. The accident is now being investigated by local authorities.
