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A motorcyclist died in mixture of sewage and sand after being swallowed by a sinkhole spanning 4 lanes of a road in South Korea.
The 33-year-old man fell into the 65.62ft-deep hole when it opened above a subway tunnel, currently under construction within the capital Seoul.
He was found buried beneath dirt, debris and construction equipment 50 metres from where he fell in on Monday.
It took 18 hours to get better his body from a combination of sewage water and sand with the assistance of diving teams and rescue dogs.
A second person, the motive force of a automobile, narrowly escaped with minor injuries.
Dash cam footage showed the automobile plunge into sinkhole because it opened beneath it within the Gangdong-gu area of town.
However it bounced against the tarmac and back onto the solid road
It was followed closely by the motorcyclist who, despite thrusting their feet against the road to slow their speed, couldn’t avoid the chasm.
Automobile driver Heo Mo, 48, told the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper: ‘I heard thunder from somewhere while I used to be driving after which I lost consciousness for about 10 seconds.
‘After I got here to, I couldn’t see a single automobile in front of me, and once I looked back, I saw a big hole.
‘I attempted to maneuver forward again because I used to be afraid the automobile would fall into the outlet again, however the automobile wouldn’t move and the door wouldn’t open, so I barely managed to get out through the window.
‘The accident happened before I had time to step on the brakes. I feel I used to be capable of avoid falling into the sinkhole since the automobile didn’t stop and kept going forward.’
What caused the sinkhole to open beside a flower shop and petrol station is unclear. The incident is under investigation.
Around 2,000 tons of sand and water had mixed together inside the outlet, hampering search and rescue efforts. Firefighters pumped roughly 1,800 tons of water from the outlet.
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