South Fulton road closes when truck falls into sinkhole, officials say
Officials said on Thursday afternoon Orkney Lane in the Loch Lomond neighborhood closed after a broken water main caused two large sinkholes under the street. An Atlanta Watershed Management truck fell into one of the sinkholes.
SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - Officials in South Fulton said a street closed after a City of Atlanta Watershed Management truck became stuck in a sinkhole.
Orkney Lane near Loch Lomond Trail closed after a broken water main caused two large sinkholes under the street. A truck was leaning on its side in one of the sinkholes. No injuries were mentioned in the alert from South Fulton.
Officials said at about 12:25 p.m. that the road will remain closed during an investigation and repairs to the road.
Officials asked drivers to avoid the area.
FOX 5 Atlanta saw vehicles from Atlanta Watershed Management, which manages the water lines in the area.
Atlanta Watershed said Thursday morning that crews were investigating a "water outage" on Orkney Lane. Hours later, crews responded to a water main break that affected multiple homes and fire hydrants on the same street.