’50 meters deep’: Video shows massive sinkhole in Bangkok swallowing cars, electrical poles – watch

A section of road suddenly collapsed in Bangkok on Wednesday causing a deep sinkhole of about 50 meters. The city governor cited ongoing “underground construction” works as the primary reason behind the incident, local reports said.The crater measured roughly 30 by 30 meters, according to an Khaosod English report. A dramatic video showed the exact moment the road gave way, swallowing a car and an electric pole. “Soil above began flowing into the tunnel and the underground construction spaces. This caused the road surface to collapse, dragging down electrical poles and rupturing water pipes. The broken pipes then washed even more soil into the tunnel, making the situation worse,” the report quoted Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt saying.Although no casualties were reported, the collapse has renewed scrutiny of Bangkok’s ambitious infrastructure drive. The incident comes just months after the March 28 earthquake toppled the state audit office building under construction, leaving at least 92 people dead.