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Sinkhole opens, swallows city bus during rush hour

(Credit: Port Authority of Allegheny County)

PITTSBURGH – The front of a city bus is up in the air after a sinkhole opened under it during rush hour in downtown Pittsburgh.

The Port Authority of Allegheny County says the lone passenger is being treated Monday morning for minor injuries.

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The agency tweeted that the bus was at a red light when the street gave way and the rear half plunged into the hole.

A photo shows the front of the bus pitched into the air and the front wheels of a car that was behind it dangling over the sinkhole's edge.

Officials are waiting for a tow truck to remove the bus.