Race to rescue driver trapped in Japan sinkhole for two days

Attempts in Japan to retrieve the man were temporarily halted early on Wednesday after a second sinkhole appeared

Rescue workers in Japan are battling water leaks, gas pipes and unstable ground as they attempt to reach a man whose truck fell into a sinkhole near Tokyo two days ago.

The hole, which is reportedly 10 metres across and 10 metres deep, opened up at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama prefecture, on Tuesday morning, swallowing the 74-year-old truck driver and his two-tonne vehicle.