Video: Pune Civic truck falls into hole, driver escapes unhurt | Latest news from India

The incident took place at 4 pm in the densely populated Budhwar Peth area. In a video shared by PTI, the big truck can be seen dramatically sinking into the sinkhole while locals rushed to the accident spot as the rear of the truck slid into the pit after the surface made of interlocking concrete blocks collapsed.

The driver was only able to escape unharmed at the last moment because a local rushed to the scene of the accident and helped him out of the driver's seat of the sinking truck.

Efforts to recover the truck continued.

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Similar incidents

Indian tourist Vijaya Lakshmi Gali, 48, fell into a sinkhole in Jalan Masjid in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last Friday. She was reportedly walking on a pavement when it suddenly gave way and she fell 8 metres.

A video shared on social media captured the moment of her fall and shocked viewers as she disappeared into the 8-meter-deep hole. A search was immediately launched, but was called off after nine days for safety reasons.

The Straits Times published a video earlier this month showing Gali's family performing rituals. The video also includes footage of the tragic incident in which she was swallowed by the sinkhole within seconds.

In another incident in August, two people were injured in Seoul, South Korea, when a sinkhole suddenly opened up and buried the car they were in.

Local media reports suggest that the sinkhole appeared unexpectedly on a road in Seodaemun district. According to the Korea Herald, the white SUV “rolled sideways” when it crashed into the sinkhole. A woman in her 70s and a man in his 80s were in the vehicle at the time of the accident and have since been taken to hospital for treatment.