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

Rescue teams are continuing efforts to rescue a 74-year-old man trapped in a sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama, ...

Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more ...

Rescuers were on Wednesday trying to save a Japanese truck driver stuck in a large sinkhole for more than 24 hours as local residents were evacuated over fears gas pipes could break. Emergency ...

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

Second Sinkhole Hampers Rescue of Truck Driver in Japan As rescue efforts were underway for the 74-year-old man stuck in a sinkhole, another one opened up. Advertisement NOW PLAYING 1:24 0:37 Advertis ...

A sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a dump truck hole on Tuesday has now doubled in wide after combining with a second ...

There's also been a renewed debate about Japan’s aging infrastructure. Just after the sinkhole appeared in Yashio City, just northeast of Tokyo, on Tuesday morning a 3-ton truck fell into it.

Emergency workers in Japan are struggling to rescue a truck driver who has spent three days stuck in a massive sinkhole in a city just north of Tokyo. The 74-year-old man, who has not been identified, ...

TOKYO -- An oval-shaped pit suddenly formed on a busy road in Yashio, Japan, on Tuesday, taking down a truck and trapping the driver inside. Emergency crews battled unstable ground and debris.