Tokyo – A truck and its driver were swallowed by a sink the size of a large pool that appeared at a busy intersection in Yashio Japanese city on Tuesday.
The crater, Approximately 32 feet wide and 16 feet deep, appeared around 10 of the local time (8 pm et Monday) Motohiro Ono, said the governor of the Prefecture of Saitama at a press conference on Tuesday.
“Is It is believed that it was caused by a crack in the Nakagawa river sewerage pipe. As a result of this collapse, a truck that passed fell, ”he said, adding that the main approach was to rescue the driver.
Almost eight hours after collapse, the man was still trapped inside the vehicle because the driver’s seat was full of sand and mud, according to the Nippon television station, which reported that the rescue equipment was pumping air to the hole for Give oxygen to the driver.
The aerial images of the station showed that at least 12 fire trucks were on the scene in the city that is north of the capital of Japan, Tokyo.
Police told NHK that an investigation into what the sink was currently underway. The driver was still aware and capable of talking to the police earlier in the day, but the station later informed that rescuers could no longer communicate with him.
The busy intersection, full of local restaurants and businesses, is less than one mile of the City Council of Yashio.
