A giant crater swallowed a truck in Naples, Italy

Garbage truck plunged into a massive crater in the Italian city of Naples, causing the evacuation of several houses nearby.

The truck drove through the Casoria area in the southern Italian city when the land collapsed under it. The driver was rescued by firefighters and taken to a local hospital.

The Italian fire brigade said that the collapse of the road led to the rupture of the pipeline. Residents of nearby houses and buildings were evacuated as a precaution.