A Chennai road cave-in near Thiruvanmiyur railway station caused a car to overturn into an approximately 10-foot-deep pit on the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), according to a report by Dinamalar. The incident occurred near Tidel Park, where metro rail and other infrastructure works are under way, and led to traffic congestion around Thiruvanmiyur.
The car was travelling along the road when the ground reportedly gave way without warning. The vehicle fell into the pit and overturned, leaving it lodged below the road surface. The driver escaped from the car and sustained minor injuries, the report said.
A crane was subsequently used to remove the vehicle from the depression. The incident was also captured in a video that was released by Dinamalar. The report did not provide the driver’s name or details about whether any other person was travelling in the car.
The affected stretch is located near Thiruvanmiyur railway station and Tidel Park, an important employment and transport zone in south Chennai. The road is being used for metro construction and other infrastructure activity, according to the report. The combination of active works and regular traffic made the sudden collapse an immediate operational concern for road users.
The cave-in caused heavy traffic congestion on OMR and in surrounding parts of Thiruvanmiyur. The disruption affected movement around a corridor that connects residential neighbourhoods, offices and public transport facilities. The supplied report did not specify the exact length of the affected road section, the agency responsible for the work or the cause of the ground failure.
The report also did not state whether the road was closed, barricaded or inspected after the car was removed. It identified the metro and other infrastructure works as ongoing activity at the location but did not attribute a cause for the cave-in to any particular agency or project.
The immediate sequence reported by Dinamalar was the formation of the pit, the vehicle’s fall, the driver’s escape with minor injuries, the crane recovery operation and the resulting traffic congestion. Further details on road safety measures, damage to underground utilities and the reopening of the affected stretch were not included in the report.
