On the Second Day of Torrential Rain, Ground Sinks in Busan... Two Vehicles Including Fire Truck Fall Into the Ground

As heavy rain continued for the second consecutive day, a traffic accident caused by a sinkhole occurred in Busan.

According to the Sasang Police Station in Busan on the 21st, at around 8:56 a.m. that day, the ground subsided on a road in Hakjang-dong, Sasang-gu, causing a fire truck and a 5-ton cargo truck to fall into the sinkhole and overturn.

The area of the subsided ground was found to be approximately 10 meters wide, 5 meters long, and about 8 meters deep.

It was reported that two firefighters in the fire truck and a male cargo truck driver in his 40s were on board at the time, but none of them sustained significant injuries.

The police are currently controlling the accident scene and investigating the exact cause of the sinkhole.

On the morning of the 21st, ground subsidence occurred in Hakjang-dong, Sasang-gu, Busan, causing two vehicles to sink underground. [Image source=Busan Metropolitan Police Agency]

On the morning of the 21st, ground subsidence occurred in Hakjang-dong, Sasang-gu, Busan, causing two vehicles to sink underground and overturn. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]