Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Road Cave-Ins Injure Two in Lucknow and Alarm Kanpur Residents
A road in Lucknow suddenly broke and formed a deep hole.
Two people riding a scooter fell into it and were hurt.
Officials blocked off the damaged area to protect other people.
They think leaking water underground may have weakened the soil.
In Kanpur, heavy rain caused a covered drain to collapse.
This created a crater that was about 10 feet deep and 25 feet long.
Workers have been repairing the Kanpur site since last week.
Barricades were put up so residents would stay away from the holes.
A section of Lucknow University Road outside Dinesh Sharma’s residence caved in on Wednesday.
Two scooter riders fell several feet into the hole and were hospitalized with injuries.
Police and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation cordoned off the damaged road section.
A covered drain in Kanpur’s Harsh Nagar collapsed after heavy rain, creating a large crater.
Kanpur municipal workers have been repairing the drain and barricading the area since last week.
- Who
- Two scooter riders were injured in Lucknow; police, municipal officials, and repair workers responded in both cities.
- What
- Road sections caved in, causing injuries in Lucknow and a large crater in Kanpur.
- When
- The Lucknow cave-in occurred on Wednesday; the Kanpur collapse followed heavy rain on Tuesday, with repairs continuing since the previous week.
- Where
- Lucknow University Road in Lucknow and the Harsh Nagar area near Kanpur’s Brahm Nagar-Eidgah road.
- Why
- The Lucknow collapse was preliminarily linked to an underground pipeline leak or drain seepage, while the Kanpur collapse followed heavy rain.
- Lucknow location
- Lucknow University Road, outside the residence of former Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma
- Lucknow injuries
- Two scooter riders fell into the hole and were admitted to a hospital
- Lucknow response
- Police and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation cordoned off the damaged stretch
- Kanpur crater
- Nearly 10 feet deep and 25 feet long, with only about two feet of road remaining intact
- Kanpur location
- Harsh Nagar, on the Brahm Nagar-Eidgah road
- Kanpur response
- The Kanpur Municipal Corporation raised barricades and began repair work