Massive sinkhole swallows cars, pedestrian crossing near Bangkok hospital
A 50 metre-deep sinkhole opened in front of a Bangkok hospital early on Wednesday, sucking in cars, electricity poles and swallowing a pedestrian crossing in front of stunned commuters.
Bangkok city authorities closed roads around the Vajira Hospital on Samsen Road in the city’s historic old town at around 7am (local time) as the crater emerged, ripping apart pipes that spewed out torrents of water while toppled electricity cables sent out dangerous sparks.
Patients and residents in nearby flats...
