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    Man accidentally drives girlfriend’s SUV into hidden sinkhole on flooded NYC street

    By Patrick Reilly,

    6 hours ago

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    He’s in a hole lotta trouble.

    A man trying to drive his girlfriend’s car around a flooded Brooklyn street early Monday made matters worse when he ended up in a hidden sinkhole that formed after a water main break, according to reports.

    The well-intentioned boyfriend was trying to move the SUV away from the floodwaters around 3:45 a.m. at 275 Bay 37 Street and Cropsey Avenue in Bath Beach when the freak accident occurred.

    Terrifying moment tourist falls 26 feet into sinkhole in Malaysia: video

    “When we came out to move my car, my boyfriend tried and he went straight into the hole,” Vincenza Malagiere told 1010 WINS .

    “There’s no one out there so we did our best, but I got him out. Him helping himself and me pulling him out,” she added.

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    A water main broke in Bath Beach section of Brooklyn early Monday morning. ABC7NY

    Woman from India disappears into 26-foot-deep sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital

    The NYPD requested a tow truck to pull the car out of the hole, according to ABC 7 .

    Nobody was injured, FDNY said.

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    A man attempting to move his girlfriend’s car away from the water drove into a sinkhole. ABC7NY
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    The water main break impacted 10 buildings, officials said. Loudlabs
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    A tow truck had to extract the SUV. ABC7NY

    Three residential buildings and seven private dwellings were affected by the water main break, leaving them unable to shower or flush their toilets.

    The city Department of Environmental Protection said repairs were complete and water service was restored by 3 p.m.

    The Post has reached out to the DEP for additional information.

    For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/

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