OMAHA, Neb. — A large sinkhole formed Tuesday afternoon near the University of Nebraska at Omaha's campus in midtown Omaha.
Photos posted on the Omaha Police Department’s social media pages show a pickup truck and SUV fall into the sinkhole after the street collapsed. The incident happened around 3:30 p.m.
Police said bystanders and the pickup driver pulled the SUV driver out of the vehicle. No one was injured.
Two vehicles fall into sinkhole on Pacific Street in Omaha.
“We are grateful to them for jumping into action and quickly providing help,” Omaha police spokeswoman Officer Sarah Martier said in a statement.
The vehicles had been towed from the sinkhole by Tuesday evening.
The area serves both the University of Nebraska at Omaha and draws residents to a thriving entertainment district teaming with restaurants, retail shops and a movie theater.
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Omaha Public Works indicates on its website that the sinkhole was the result of a water main break.
Photos: Two vehicles fall into sinkhole at 67th and Pacific in Omaha
Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
The hand of an Omaha firefighter is seen as he was attaching a hoist to a truck after two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
A crane lifts a truck out of a sinkhole after two vehicles fell into it on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Members of the Omaha fire and Omaha police wait for a crane to arrive after two vehicles fell into a sink hole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
People watch after two vehicles fell into a sink hole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Workers survey a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street after two vehicles fell in in Omaha, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
People watch from the roof of a nearby parking garage after two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Signs block the area around a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street after two vehicles fell in in Omaha, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Workers survey a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street after two vehicles fell in in Omaha, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
in Omaha, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
A cavity can be seen under sidewalk the day after two vehicles fell into a sink hole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
Pacific Street is closed the day after after two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
Pacific Street is closed the day after after two vehicles fell into a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
A jogger runs by a giant sinkhole the day after two vehicles fell into it on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
Crews pour concrete to finish the repairs to a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole last Tuesday after city officials say a broken water main likely caused the large sinkhole.
Crews pour concrete to finish the repairs to a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole last Tuesday after city officials say a broken water main likely caused the large sinkhole.
Crews pour concrete to finish the repairs to a sinkhole on Pacific Street just east of 67th Street in Omaha, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Two vehicles fell into a sinkhole last Tuesday after city officials say a broken water main likely caused the large sinkhole.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
