City of Saskatoon van ends up in sinkhole after crew responds to water main break

A City of Saskatoon van got stuck in a large sinkhole Tuesday morning near 37th Street and Byers Crescent.

Sewer manager Trent Schmidt said in an email that two workers were responding to a water main break in the area.

They were able to get out of the van before it became stuck.

The break didn’t affect service in the area, and repairs are expected to take two days.

Schmidt said that is the first water main break on that segment of pipe since it was installed in 1967.