Couple dies in car after falling into sinkhole near Nizhny Novgorod
A married couple from Kazakovo died after their car fell into a karst sinkhole filled with water near Chulkovo in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast while en route to fish. The sinkhole formed due to a spring eroding the ground beneath the road.
Consensus
- The couple died after their car fell into a sinkhole filled with water.
- The incident occurred near the village of Chulkovo in Nizhny Novgorод Oblast.
- The couple was traveling on a rural road to go fishing.
- The sinkhole formed due to a spring eroding underground soil, creating a cavity that collapsed under the car's weight.
- The bodies of the 50-year-old man and 47-year-old woman were recovered by rescuers.
- The couple had expressed a desire to die on the same day.
- The road was frequently used by local residents.
Points of divergence
- The car fell into the sinkhole to a depth of about eight meters. — vm
- Rescuers used alpine equipment and a vehicle winch to recover the bodies, and previously recovered two men from a sewer in Novy Yegorlyk, Rostov Oblast. — vm
- The couple's relatives initiated the search after they stopped responding. — vm
- The couple was from the village of Kazakovo. — riamo
- The couple was traveling to Lake Shirma. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Terrible death: husband and wife fell into a pit under Nizhny Novgorod and died — РИАМО
- Husbands who dreamed of dying on the same day died in a pit under Nizhny Novgorod — Вечерняя Москва
- Dreamed of dying in one day: bodies of husband and wife found in pit in Nizhny Novgorod region — Вести