A sinkhole the size of a large swimming pool swallowed a driver and his truck in Yashio City, Japan on Monday morning.

Officials in Yashio city, located north of Tokyo, are trying to rescue a 74-year-old man whose truck was swallowed by a ...

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

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 that suddenly opened on a road near Tokyo has captured national attention as attempts to rescue the elderly driver drag on.

The City of Puyallup Public Works department closed 18th Street Southwest from West Pioneer Avenue to 5th Avenue Southwest ...

The sinkhole, which opened on 28 January in Saitama prefecture, swallowed the 1,800kg vehicle, trapping the truck driver. Rescuers initially heard the driver responding, but lost contact soon after.

As the back end of the truck was being lifted out by a crane, another deep sinkhole opened up just feet away. Former Sen. Bob ...

Yashio City Police told NHK, a Japanese public broadcaster, that the investigation into the sinkhole is ongoing and that rescuers have not been able to speak with the trapper truck driver.

Another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius had been evacuated, a spokesman said.