KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) -A 3m wide sinkhole swallowed a car along Jalan Maharajalela in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (Nov 24) night.

City Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Asst Comm Zulkefly Yahya said the incident occurred at 11.35pm.

"A 42-year-old woman was driving her car along the road when the sinkhole appeared. She could not avoid it and the vehicle fell in," he said when contacted Monday.

ACP Zulkefly said the driver was not injured in the incident.