The sinkhole, located at 9600 South Houston Ave., started expanding at approximately 5 a.m. Thursday morning, quickly growing from 20 to 40 feet. Two cars fell into the hole before the fire department arrived at the scene at 5:30 a.m., and a third car fell in after responders had left.

According to witnesses, the injured man had attempted to swerve around the sinkhole as it was expanding, which led to his car falling into the hole. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital after sustaining minor head injuries, and is said to be in good condition.

A spokesman for the Water Department said the sinkhole was created by a water main break, due to heavy flooding in the area.

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CBS reports that the following subway lines are disrupted until further notice:

As a result, there are no N and Q trains between the DeKalb Avenue station and the 57th Street-7th Avenue station in both directions. There are also no R trains between the Queens Plaza station and the Whitehall Street station in both directions.

The MTA said R trains are running on the F line between the 36th Street station in Queens and the 34th Street-Herald Square station, then run on the D line in both directions between the 34th Street-Herald Square station and the DeKalb Avenue station.

The MTA has released a video of the break at the 23rd Street subway station:

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