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Biker vanishes into sinkhole as car narrowly escapes horror: Scary video from South Korea shocks internet
According to local media, the motorcyclist who vanished into the sinkhole in South Korea's Seoul died 18 hours after the incident.
A giant sinkhole that abruptly appeared in the middle of a busy road in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, has claimed the life of a motorcycle. A video of the incident has surfaced on social media, showing the biker vanishing into the giant hole and a car in front of him narrowly escaping the harrowing fate.
A video captured on another car's dashcam shows the biker, identified as Park, reported The Chosun Daily, driving into the sinkhole that suddenly appeared. A car just in front of him bounced and missed the hole.
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The video contains disturbing scenes, viewer discretion advised.
According to The Korea Times, a search team was launched soon after the incident. During the search operations, which continued overnight, the authorities found a mobile phone at 1:37 am.
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About two hours later, the search party discovered the motorcycle. It was about 30 meters away from the sinkhole. At that point, there was no sign of the biker, so the authorities resumed their operations in the morning. He was later found in a state of cardiac arrest almost 18 hours after falling into the sinkhole, measuring 20 meters wide and 20 meters deep.
"The man, in his 30s, was found in a state of cardiac arrest at 11:22 am," a fire official at Gangdong Ward told local media, reported The Korea Times.
As per The Korea Times, the incident took place near an elementary school in Gangdong Ward. Following the incident, four schools in the area were closed, citing safety concerns. The water and gas supply in the area has also been shut off.
What did the authorities say?
"We are not ruling out a connection to the subway construction,” said a Seoul Metropolitan Government official, reported The Chosun Daily. “We will need to conduct a detailed assessment before we can determine the exact cause,” the official added.
