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Search under way in Japan for missing driver after truck plunges into a sinkhole

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A search is under way in Japan’s Saitama prefecture after a truck and its driver plunged into a sinkhole that formed at a road junction in the city of Yashio on January 28, 2025. The 74-year-old driver was still missing three days later, as the hole grew in size and a second sinkhole formed nearby. Authorities have asked area residents to reduce water consumption to avoid further destabilising the site and there are fears that other new holes could form.

 

January 31, 2025