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Sinkhole swallows a car in central Seoul, injuring two people

Two people were seriously injured after a sinkhole on a road swallowed their car in Yeonhui-dong in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, on Thursday.

According to fire authorities, a Tivoli SUV sank intoΒ Seongsan-ro as it headed towardΒ Seongsan Bridge at around 11:26 a.m.

A woman passenger in her 70s and a driver in his 80sΒ were transported to a nearby hospital. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was performed on the woman passenger as she wasΒ initially foundΒ in a state of cardiac arrest.

The JoongAng Ilbo reported that her pulse returned later.Β  First responders are clearing and restricting access to the site.

First responders oversee a site where a sudden road sinkhole swallowed a Tivoli SUV in Seodaemun District, western Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]
A Tivoli SUV is swallowed up by a sinkhole that appeared on a road in Seodaemun District, western Seoul on Thursday morning. [YONHAP]
BY KIM EUN-BIN [lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr]