埼玉さいたま 八潮やしお 道路どうろ陥没かんぼつ トラックの運転うんてん席せき部分ぶぶんから遺体いたい見みつかる

A large-scale road collapse occurred in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, leaving one man missing. On the morning of the 2nd, a full-scale search was conducted inside the sewer pipe, and as a result, one person was found dead in the drivers seat of a truck discovered inside the pipe.

The police and others believe that the person is the truck driver who had gone missing, and are hurrying to confirm this.

In the large-scale road collapse that occurred in Yashio City this January, the whereabouts of a 74-year-old man who was riding in a truck that fell have not been confirmed, and Saitama Prefecture believes he is still trapped inside the drivers seat section found in the sewer pipe.

After construction work in the surrounding area for the search of the man was completed, on the 1st, firefighters entered the sewer pipe for the first time since the incident occurred and checked the condition of the trucks drivers seat. As a result, they confirmed the presence of what appeared to be a person inside.

It was found that the risk of secondary disasters inside the tunnel was low, so from the morning of the 2nd, a full-scale search was conducted by the fire department and police. According to the prefecture, a short while ago, one person was found dead in the drivers seat of a truck inside the tunnel.

The police and others believe that the person is the truck driver who had gone missing, and are hurrying to confirm this.

On the other hand, Saitama Prefecture plans to proceed with full-scale restoration by lifting the drivers seat area in the future.

A full-scale search began on the morning of the 2nd. On the morning of the 2nd, a full-scale search was launched by local firefighters, Tokyo Fire Department personnel, police officers, and others.

At the site, around 5 a.m., about ten firefighters wearing protective suits entered the pipe one after another through a diagonally descending hole newly created upstream by the prefecture for the search.