Saitama, Might 16 (News On Japan) –
A highway collapse in Yashio Metropolis, Saitama Prefecture is predicted 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 highway gave means and a truck plunged into the ensuing sinkhole. On Might 2nd, the physique of a 74-year-old male driver was found within the truck’s cab nonetheless lodged throughout the sewer pipe.
On Might sixteenth, the prefectural authorities and associated companies carried out an operation to retrieve the cab. It was efficiently dropped at the floor at round 8:30 a.m.
Officers said that additional investigations will likely be performed to find out the reason for the collapse. Along with 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 total restoration of the world, together with infrastructure repairs and preventive upgrades, is projected to require 5 to seven years.
Supply: FNN
