The driver was still stuck in a large hole in Japan more than 24 hours after the truck went inside; Residents nearby evacuated

Rescuers tried to save the Japanese on Wednesday Truck driver stuck in a large hole More than 24 hours, because the locals were evacuated because of the terrible gases that could have pierced gas pipes.

Random workers in the city of Yashio outside Tokyo rushed to the scene on Tuesday morning after the road came in and the trucks stabbed in a hole around the width of two cars.

The driver could speak directly with the rescuers until the early Tuesday afternoon, but the rescue workers had to withdraw after the area around the hole became unstable, said the fire service officer.

“Rescue operations continued on a daily basis, but we have not been able to contact the driver,” since the second spokesman for the AFP Fire Department on Wednesday, adding that it was believed that the driver was in the 70s.

Witnesses said the road sank just before the truck passed, Japan today reportedquoting the police.

A spokesman said another sinkhole has been opened since then, and residents in a 650 -foot circle have been evacuated.

The air TV shots showed the second hole – slightly bigger than the first, and just a few meters away.

The main body of the truck was withdrawn from the first kindergarten around 1 in the morning, a spokesman said.

But the driver’s cabin is still inside the hole, and it is estimated that it is about 33 feet wide – approximately the size of the pool – and 20 feet deep.

In 2016, a A massive sinkhole appeared on a five -lane street in Haaka in Japan. This kindergarten caused the darkening and delays in traffic, but the crews worked daily to repair a hole in the busy street.

Last year, a Sinkhole suddenly opened And swallowed the SUV in Seoul, South Korea, injuring two passengers.