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Brazilian bus falls through sinkhole, gets carried away by river

The plight of the bus Monday in Paras, Brazil, was recorded on video.

By Ben Hooper
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ITAITUBA, Brazil, March 25 (UPI) -- A video camera was running in the Brazilian state of Paras when a bus stuck on a road disappeared into a sinkhole and resurfaced in a fast-moving river.

The bus became stuck in the mud Monday on a road near the cities of Itaituba and Ruropolis when a sinkhole opened up and swallowed the vehicle whole after the driver and passengers had gotten off the vehicle.

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The footage of the incident shows the bus disappear into the sinkhole and emerge a few seconds later being carried away by the fast-moving river waters next to the road.

No injuries were reported.

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