3m Ground Sinkhole on Gangnam Bongeunsa-ro... Full Closure of 4 Traffic Lanes
No Human Casualties Reported
At around 10:45 a.m. on the 12th, a sinkhole approximately 1 meter in diameter and 3 meters deep occurred on Bongeunsa-ro in front of Exit 8 of Eonju Station, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Sinkhole accident on Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
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The police and Gangnam District Office are currently fully blocking four lanes from Kyobo Tower Intersection to Cha Hospital Intersection.
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The road's ground weakened due to damage to a nearby water pipe, and it appears that the ground subsided as a ladder truck passed by. Although the ladder truck's wheel fell into the hole, no casualties were reported.
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