No, this isn't a production still from some upcoming disaster movie, but the rather surprising consequences for a Ukrainian driver who attempted to negotiate a large puddle recently. A puddle that turned out, on closer inspection, to be a 12-foot-deep water-filled pit caused by a burst water main.

The motorist narrowly avoided being sucked into a watery grave along with his unfortunate vehicle, smashing the rear windscreen and clambering to safety. Workers eventually arrived to drain the hole and drag the mud-splattered compact back to street level.

If they're anything like most road crews, they then placed a single orange cone in the middle of the crater to warn other street users and left it for few weeks before finally getting around to filling it in.

Epic Vehicle Crashes

    Poor BMW Driver did not read the clearly labeled "watch out for giants playing with balls" sign in the car park.

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    Finally, Tacos Jalisco got the drive-through they always wanted.

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    Local fire crews seem to be trying to figure out if this is some kind of art installation.

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    Creative parking. You could fit a MINI Cooper and two Smart cars in that extra space.

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    Listen up, drug dealers -- when you're waiting for the importer to bring in your shipment, don't park right on the airstrip.

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    "Ice Road Truckers" would be our favorite show if this happened at some point in every episode.

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    Here's one of those wrecks where you wish your car was equipped with a ladder, rather than airbags.

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    This trucker got one too many speeding tickets.

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    A tornado caused this vehicle to experience two new kinds of AC -- an extra fan from a high-school gym and permanently opened windows.

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    He used to skateboard. Now he can grind the rails in his Honda Pilot.

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