In Seoul, two people were hurt when a car they were driving in was sucked into by a sinkhole that appeared on Thursday ( August 29 ).
According to local media accounts, a hole emerged in the middle of a street in Seodaemun area, northern Seoul.  ,
The vehicle, which had two people inside, “rolled over backward and crashed into the hole,” according to The Korea Herald.
A woman in her 70s and a gentleman in his 80s were injured and sent to the doctor, the statement said.
The hole caused significant traffic congestion, the paper added, with , more investigations underway to determine the reason of the sinkhole.
Second firefighters have restricted access to the site, according to Korea JoongAng Daily.