Speaking to Lao Dong Newspaper on the morning of July 27, Ms. Do Thi Thanh Thuy - Deputy Director of Hanoi Traffic Construction Joint Stock Company said that the unit had had an initial report related to the incident of a sinkhole that almost "swallowed" SH vehicles on the central route of Hanoi, which occurred on the evening of July 26.
According to Ms. Thuy, the preliminary cause is assessed to be a leak in the D100 clean water supply pipe. After the incident, the clean water unit arrived and recorded the current situation.
"The sinking area has been spread to ensure traffic and tomorrow the water supply unit will take steps to handle the leak" - Ms. Thuy informed.
According to Ms. Thuy, a subsidence had also occurred on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street before. Regarding the cause, Ms. Thuy said it was due to a leak in the water supply pipe below the road surface.
Recorded at the scene on the morning of July 27, the area where the incident occurred on Truong Chinh Street was fenced off to warn traffic participants.
As Lao Dong reported, at around 8:30 p.m. on July 26, a Honda SH motorbike driven by a man carrying 2 people sitting behind, when reaching 234 Truong Chinh Street, suddenly collapsed, causing the front of the motorbike to get stuck in a hole.
Fortunately, the driver was not injured.
At around 11pm, the vehicle was taken out of the sunken scene. The authorities have erected a warning fence to determine the cause of the incident.
