Approximately 100 vehicles are stranded at Rivergrove Park after a road collapsed as a result of heavy weekend downpours, authorities said.
According to Sgt. B. Wilburn of the Houston Police Department Kingwood Division, a patrol officer was flagged down on Woodland Hills Drive around 6 p.m. Sunday in regard to a large sinkhole that prevented park-goers from exiting the park.
“People are walking out on foot, but their vehicles are stuck,” Wilburn said. “The sinkhole measures about 21 by 24 feet, and is 10 feet deep. A hot shot team from the City of Houston Public Works Department is on its way to assess the situation.”
The owners of the stranded vehicles were asked to leave their phone numbers on their cars so police can notify them as soon as they can retrieve their cars. HPD Kingwood Officer C. Nichols said getting the cars out was the highest priority. Still, he said, it might be a day or two before crews can cover the hole with steel plates to allow vehicles to pass.
Wilburn said the immediate area surrounding the sinkhole was unsafe and getting work crews and vehicles close enough to make temporary modifications to allow for vehicle passage might be dangerous and cause additional collapse.
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