A sinkhole is seen on an intersection in Yashio, Saitama Prefecutre, on Tuesday (Jan 28, 2025). - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun
TOKYO: Japanese emergency services struggled for hours on Tuesday (Jan 28) to rescue the driver of a truck that plunged into a sinkhole near Tokyo.
Authorities in Yashio City, Saitama, received calls around 9.50am (0050 GMT) saying that a road had caved in and a lorry had fallen.
