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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
World
Laycie Beck

Arnold sinkhole opens up beneath man as he walks through town centre

A man has been left "in shock" after a sinkhole opened underneath him in Arnold. Patrick Collins, of Carlton, was walking through Arnold with his wife and sister when the incident happened at around 12pm on Wednesday, May 24.

The 58 year old said: "We were just walking down to cross Bond Street next to the Arnold Labour Club. I was just walking down talking to them and the next minute I've gone, I've just sunk through the tarmac.

"One of my legs had gone right down and in." Patrick explained that a passer-by got out of his car to help him out the hole, saying: "He helped me out the hole and sat me on the wall.

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