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[August 16, 2007]  TYLER, Texas (AP) -- Holy sinkhole! A minister says he prayed "Lord don't take me yet" when his car nosed into a sinkhole on Wednesday. The Rev. Ralph Massey, pulled into a parking lot to turn around when the ground gave way, with no warning.

The car came to rest with most of its front section in the hole, and the back end and both rear wheels elevated.

Massey, who wasn't injured, was able to scramble out of the hole, which ended up being about 12 feet wide and six feet deep.

Authorities are trying to determine what caused the sinkhole.

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Information from Tyler Morning Telegraph: http://www.tylerpaper.com'

[Associated Press]

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