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Shocking Moment a Bus Disappears into a Sinkhole in Guiyang, China (Video)

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 0:46

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Now you see it….now you don’t!

A video has emerged of a bus disappearing into a sinkhole in Guiyang, south-west China’s Guizhou province on March 14, 2016.

The bus was pulling into a bus station in the town when it was suddenly swallowed by a massive sinkhole in a matter of seconds.

According to Chinese media, the driver and two passengers were trapped inside for around 40 minutes while rescue teams tried to free them.

In the footage, a man can be seen coming out of a taxi smoking a cigarette. The bus pulls into a bus stop nearby him and the next minute the bus is tipped up and then disappears into a giant hole.

Passersby can be seen rushing to the scene and the man who witnessed the entire ordeal can be seen phoning for emergency services.

According to Chinese media, the driver and two passengers were trapped inside for around 40 minutes while rescue teams tried to free them. The passengers and the driver who sustained serious head injuries during the accident were taken to hospital for treatment.