A car stuck in cavein at Pallav cross road in ahmedabad on Saturday

AHMEDABAD: With six more cave-ins reported on Saturday from different parts of the city — four in Hatkeshwar, one near Pallav Crossroads, and one on Hathijan-Aslali Road — the number of cave-ins so far since June 1 this year has touched 54.

On Saturday evening, it was a close shave for a car driver, Dhaval Patel (26), at the Pallav Crossroads when the front wheel of the vehicle got stuck in the cave-in. Patel was going from Pragati Nagar towards Ranna Park when he suddenly felt a jerk and his car got jammed.

Patel and his niece, who was also in the car, immediately rushed out to safety. According to eyewitnesses, as soon as the duo came out of the vehicle, a big chunk of earth sank there.

The cave-in in the middle of the road soon led to a massive traffic snarl-up. The car is registered in the name of Vimala Babulal Patel.

At Hathijan, the cave-in was reported from the same area where a similar incident happened last week near the Vinoba Bhave Nagar Government School.

Four cave-ins were reported from Hatkeshwar to Bhaipura area.

According to AMC officials, the drainage line there is old which often leads to cave-ins. The officials said that the line will be redeveloped.

On Friday when the city received 100mm of rain, six cave-ins were reported from different areas.

