© NewsflareDrivers in the town of Tyumen, Siberia narrowly avoided falling into a giant sinkhole on Thursday when it opened up in the middle of a busy road.
In the video, cars can be seen driving around a large depression in the tarmac when suddenly the road surface gives way, revealing a gaping circular hole.
One black car in particular appears have had a very lucky escape as its rear wheel seems to be right on the edge of the hole as it opens up.
The road was immediately closed. Experts said recent heavy rains probably caused the sinkhole to appear.
Comment: The number of sinkhole reports across the globe has increased quite dramatically over the last 5 years or so, with the total for this year already approaching the tally for 2013, as can be seen below.