A sinkhole opened up in a New Jersey suburb on Tuesday and swallowed an SUV in the process . Four homes had to be evacuated by authorities in South Amboy after police were alerted to the large hole around 6.30am . The hole was at least 20 feet deep and 15 feet across and appeared where the street reaches a dead end , NJ.com reported . Scroll down for video . Four homes had to be evacuated by authorities in South Amboy , New Jersey after a large sinkhole opened up and swallowed an SUV . A vehicle at the bottom of a large sinkhole in New Jersey March 24 , 2015 . The large sinkhole , believed to have been caused by an underground water main break , forced the evacuations of four New Jersey homes about 20 miles south of Newark . No one was injured by the sinkhole which reportedly occurred because of a break in a water main . Residents reported seeing water running through their backyards for several days . The sinkhole appeared to be getting larger but fortunately for home owners , was spreading in the direction of woodlands . The sinkhole was discovered when a man reported his son 's car stolen to police on Tuesday morning , only for officers to find it at the bottom of the crevasse . A small SUV became a casualty of the sinkhole which opened up at the dead-end of a Jersey street . The residents of four homes were evacuated by police on Tuesday morning at 6.30am after they were alerted that a sinkhole had opened up dangerously close to the properties . The SUV can be seen at the bottom of the sinkhole which was at least 20 feet deep and 15 feet across . The sinkhole was discovered after a man reported his son 's car stolen to police - only for them to find it in the crevasse ( pictured )
Four homes had to be evacuated by authorities in New Jersey around 6.30am on Tuesday . The hole is at least 20 feet deep and 15 feet across and appeared where the street reaches a dead-end .