A bus and pedestrians were swallowed by a massive sinkhole in the city of Xining in Qinghai province in China, resulting in at least six deaths and 16 injuries.
Emergency workers, totaling more than 1,000, responded to the scene around 5:30pm on Monday. Rescuers have been searching for four missing individuals, while the injured have been transported to hospitals for treatment.
Images of the road collapse outside a hospital depict the vehicle almost entirely submerged near a bus stop as people flee to safety.
The cause of the incident is under investigation, as stated by the state-run broadcaster, CCTV.
This is not the first sinkhole tragedy in China. In 2016, three people fell into a massive sinkhole in central Henan province, which swallowed a section of road and bystanders. Additionally, in 2013, five individuals lost their lives when a 10m (33ft) wide sinkhole appeared at the entrance of an industrial estate in Shenzhen.