Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened. The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near the capital Tokyo, swallowing a truck.

A massive sinkhole has appeared at an intersection near Tokyo, swallowing a truck and its driver, according to multiple reports. Two rescuers have reportedly been injured in their attempt to retrieve the driver.

A truck fell into a five-metre deep sinkhole at a traffic junction on Tuesday (January 28) in Japan's Saitama Prefecture. Real Madrid first club to generate 1 billion euros revenue in a season, Deloitte says What happens now that the Supreme Court upheld the Tiktok ban?

The driver was able to talk with rescuers but they retreated after the area around the hole became unstable, a spokesperson said.