Sinkhole horror: Two men boiled alive as hole swallows their car
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Save The two men in the Lada are believed to have been killed almost immediately. Photo / Getty
Two men have died after the car they were driving filled up with scorching hot water after a sinkhole swallowed them in Russia.
The pair were trapped in the vehicle in Penza and died "almost immediately" when 75C water sprayed the car.
A burst hot water pipe under a car
park was seen as the cause of the horror.
Distressing images show the car being pulled out of the sinkhole as hot steam from the opening can be seen rising.
Hot water is pumped through cities in Russia to help businesses and homeowners cope with the extreme cold. Photo / Getty