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  • 3/25/2025
A man who fell into a large sinkhole in South Korea's capital, Seoul, was found dead on Tuesday (March 25), 18 hours after the incident occurred.

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00:00A man who fell into a large sinkhole in South Korea's capital, Seoul, was found dead on
00:07Tuesday morning, 18 hours after the incident occurred.
00:11According to the local fire department, the man was riding his motorcycle in the Gangdong
00:16district when the road caved in at about 6.30 p.m. on Monday.
00:21A car driver was also injured in the incident.
00:24A dashcam video widely circulated online appears to show the moment the road caved
00:29in near a traffic junction.
00:31It showed the motorcyclist falling into the hole, while a car traveling in front of him
00:36narrowly escaped.
00:38Earlier on Tuesday, rescuers found a mobile phone and the motorcycle in the hole, which
00:43is 20 meters wide and 20 meters deep.
00:46Authorities have yet to reveal the cause of the sinkhole.
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