A sinkhole had this car for breakfast when its unfortunate owner was busy at work.
Luke Davies said his mothers car fell bonnet-first into the hole at Craig y Nos Castle in Swansea, Wales.
He was in town nearby when he got a call from his father telling him about the sticky situation.
The 30-year-old said his mum, who works at the castle, left the car in the car park in the morning and not long before she was about to finish up at 4pm, it was found headfirst in the hole.
She was in shock and at first she thought it was a joke, he added.
The car was upside down. A customer was in the car park when it started sinking – they saw it happen and how it gradually went down.
They spoke to a member of staff but by the time my mum found out the car had sunk completely.
Mr Davies, from Coelbren in Powys, said he rushed down and attached a rope from his truck to the car to stop it sinking any further.
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By this point, the sinkhole had opened up by 18 to 20ft at its deepest part.
He said: The pictures dont do justice to how deep it was – I didnt realise how bad it was until I saw it.
We had to wait for recovery for a couple of hours and then they were concerned about causing more damage to the car while towing it out.
We did consider getting a crane but we couldnt get one.
In the end, they used a Range Rover and a recovery vehicle to get it out, with both of them pulling at the same time.
It took them until 7.30pm to finally get the car out.
Mr Davies said: We could see that both doors were dented and the rear door on the driver side could not be opened.
The panel around the windscreen, where the car was resting on, was also damaged.
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We dont know if it is repairable yet or whether it is a write-off.
They believe the sinkhole may have been caused by a stream of water coming from the mountain opposite the castle, which may have eroded the ground beneath the car park.
We are very grateful that no one was hurt – it was the best possible outcome, he said.
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