India, July 28 -- An Indian migrant worker has earned praise for his quick-thinking after he helped rescue a woman who fell into a sinkhole in Singapore. The sinkhole, filled with water, suddenly opened up a section of Tanjong Katong Road South on Saturday evening and swallowed a car.

Singapore's National Water Agency, known as PUB (Public Utilities Board), said the road collapse happened near one of its active worksites.

(Also read: Giant, water-filled sinkhole swallows car in Singapore, woman pulled out alive in dramatic rescue)

Site foreman Pitchai Udaiyappan Subbiah was among the first to notice that a car had plunged into the sinkhole. He immediately rushed to help the car's occupant.

Subbiah, a 46-year-old site foreman with Ohin...