A sinkhole has opened up on a street in Philadelphia and swallowed a car.

The 30ft (9.1metres) by 10ft cavity developed after a six-inch water main broke on Sunday morning. The sinkhole in the Fishtown area of the city absorbed one car and left another teetering on the edge.

Alyssa Banks lost her new car to the sinkhole and told Action News: “I’m a little overwhelmed. It’s not part of your visual vocabulary to come out and see your car in a big, giant hole.”

Twenty homes were left without water and gas to six homes was shut off as a precaution. The water department said the street had been blocked off and repairs were due to begin. Bottled water has been provided to all affected residents.