Jim Kennington, 50, was passing a roundabout in Perth's Wanneroo on Friday when disaster struck
A tradie refused to let the sinkhole that swallowed his ute after a burst water main dampen his spirits.
Jim Kennington, 50, found himself in a hole lot of trouble when he came to a roundabout in Perth's Wanneroo on Friday and felt his tyres sinking.
But he managed to see the lighter side of things when his mate's began to take him to task for his misfortune, reports
The West.'Everybody's had a little laugh at me today,' Mr Kennington said.
'I tried to reverse out but it weren't going anywhere...So I climbed out the passenger side.'
The Water Corporation said an underground water main burst softened the road, causing the sinkhole.
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