'Never Forget': Port Authority Marks 2 Year Anniversary Of Downtown Bus Swallowed By Sinkhole

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Two years ago today, a Port Authority bus in Pittsburgh was swallowed up by a sinkhole, and the whole world was watching.

The bus had been waiting at a red light in downtown Pittsburgh around the intersection of Penn Avenue and 10th Street when the sinkhole suddenly opened up and took the back end of the bus with it.

A driver and a passenger were on board, and the driver was uninjured while the passenger received treatment for neck pains at a local hospital.

The public spectacle was covered by multiple national outlets, and it also inspired Internet memes, costumes, ornaments and sweet treats.

Local residents often discuss the sinkhole incident in a tongue-in-cheek way, and today is no exception.

Port Authority remembered the occasion, tweeting "Never forget 10-28-2019" along with a photo of the bus stuck in the sinkhole.

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