Saitama, May 16 (News On Japan) –
A street collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture is anticipated to take 5 to seven years to completely restore, native officers mentioned on Friday, following the restoration of a truck cab that had remained lodged within the sewer system for the reason that January accident.
The accident occurred in January 2025 when the street gave means and a truck plunged into the ensuing sinkhole. On May 2nd, the physique of a 74-year-old male driver was found within the truck’s cab nonetheless lodged inside the sewer pipe.
On May sixteenth, the prefectural authorities and associated businesses carried out an operation to retrieve the cab. It was efficiently delivered to the floor at round 8:30 a.m.
Officials said that additional investigations can be carried out to find out the reason for the collapse. In addition to repairing the broken part of sewer pipe, the prefecture is contemplating putting in a brand new parallel pipe system to make sure larger resilience. The full restoration of the world, together with infrastructure repairs and preventive upgrades, is projected to require 5 to seven years.
Source: FNN