Motorcyclist dies after huge sinkhole opens up on six-lane road in Seoul

A motorcyclist who fell into a 20m-wide sinkhole in Seoul on Monday died after nearly 18 hours of search and rescue efforts.

The 33-year-old man, identified by his surname Park, was found 50m away from the centre of the collapsed sinkhole in a subway tunnel under construction almost 20m from the surface, fire rescue official Kim Chang-seob said.