{"id":762,"date":"2025-05-02T06:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T06:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onesrvmx.com\/?p=762"},"modified":"2025-05-02T22:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:46:52","slug":"body-of-driver-74-found-after-becoming-trapped-in-sinkhole-for-three-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onesrvmx.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/body-of-driver-74-found-after-becoming-trapped-in-sinkhole-for-three-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of driver, 74, found after becoming trapped in sinkhole for three months"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The sinkhole, which grew to the size of an Olympic swimming pool, opened up and swallowed a truck driver(Picture: reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A truck driver’s body has finally been recovered after being trapped in a sinkhole for more than three months. <\/p>\n

The 74-year-old man fell into the 16 metre deep sinkhole after it opened up in the city of Yashio during morning rush hour on January 28. <\/p>\n

But the search operation was hindered by unstable ground, with fears the chasm will collapse even further. <\/p>\n

A family member said in a statement to Japanese media: ‘Until the very end of his life, my father, who had a strong heart, must have been hoping to come home alive – fighting fear and pain – which makes me feel a tightening in my heart. <\/p>\n

‘I can’t believe or accept the fact that my father, who was loved by everyone, suddenly disappeared.’ <\/p>\n

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Firefighters guard a vehicle carrying the body believed to be that of a male truck driver (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The search operation was hindered by unstable ground (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hole has since grown to at least 40 metres across, equivalent to an Olympic swimming pool. <\/p>\n

The local fire department said: ‘We discovered a man inside the truck cabin and confirmed his death, then passed the incident to police.’<\/p>\n

The sinkhole was caused by corroded sewage pipes. <\/p>\n

A slope later allowed rescuers to send heavy equipment down, while rescuers asked 1.2 million residents to cut down on showers and laundry to prevent more leaking sewage. <\/p>\n

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Rescue teams work at the site where a truck fell into a sinkhole, in Yashio (Picture: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The number of sinkholes in Japan is rising, topping 10,000 in fiscal 2022. Many of these are sewerage-related in urban areas, a land ministry probe shows.<\/p>\n

In 2016 a giant sinkhole around 30 meters wide and 15 meters deep appeared on a busy street in Fukuoka city, triggered by nearby subway construction.<\/p>\n

No one was hurt and the street reopened a week after workers toiled around the clock.<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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