Body in Saitama sinkhole identified as that of truck driver

japantimes.co.jpPublished: 5/14/2025

Summary

A 74-year-old truck driver was discovered dead inside the cab of a truck that fell into a sinkhole in Yashio city on January 28 after a road collapse caused by the rupture of a sewage pipe beneath the intersection. The body, found two months later, was identified as the truck's driver following an investigation.