HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — A Holland Board of Public Works truck got stuck in a sinkhole while looking for the source of a water main break Friday morning.

Around 8:45 a.m., the Holland Department of Public Safety posted on Facebook that most of the S Waverly Road and E 8th Street intersection was shut down Friday morning due to a water main break.

While BPW crews were working to find the source, one of its dump trucks found it when it got stuck in a sinkhole.

  • A city of Holland truck stuck in a sinkhole on Nov. 3, 2023. (Courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
  • A city of Holland truck stuck in a sinkhole on Nov. 3, 2023. (Courtesy Rosendo Rocha Jr.)
    A city of Holland truck stuck in a sinkhole on Nov. 3, 2023. (Courtesy Rosendo Rocha Jr.)
  • A city of Holland truck stuck in a sinkhole on Nov. 3, 2023. (Courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)

The post said portions of the area will remain closed while crews make repairs.