Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck driver whose vehicle was swallowed by the hole.

A sinkhole at an intersection near Tokyo that swallowed a truck collapsed further Thursday and merged with a second opening

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 30, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. A sinkhole opened up on Jan. 28, swallowing a truck and a man believed to be its driver.

The Japanese sinkhole near Tokyo continued to grow on Friday as emergency crews continued their plan to install a temporary ramp 50 feet down to the floor to rescue a dump truck driver trapped for days.

Rescue workers are still battling to save the life of the driver of a truck trapped in a sinkhole near Tokyo. The road collapse occurred on Tuesday at an intersection in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture. The hole is about 10 meters across and 5 meters deep.

A sinkhole at an intersection in Saitama Prefecture that swallowed a truck collapsed further Thursday and merged with a second opening that had formed nearby, as rescue efforts continued into a third day to save the driver.

Rescue personnel continued efforts to clear debris in an expanding sinkhole near Tokyo on Friday in the hope of saving a man trappe

Emergency workers have been hampered by unstable ground since Tuesday, when a truck and its driver were swallowed north of Tokyo.

A truck has fallen into a hole in part of a busy intersection near Tokyo that caved in on Tuesday morning. Efforts are underway to rescue the driver.

Rescuers battled to rescue a man in a truck trapped for two days in a huge sinkhole near the capital Tokyo on Wednesday. His fate, however, is unclear as water accumulating in the hole hindered the rescue efforts with the driver's seat now buried in sand, Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported.

A large sinkhole swallowed a truck Tuesday after appearing at an intersection near Tokyo, with fire authorities working through the day to rescue a trapped man believed to be the driver.

The government aims to reverse the trend in fiscal 2027 to address the issue of overconcentration in the Tokyo area.