A road in the city of Yashio caved in during morning rush hour in late January while the 74-year-old man was driving his lorry on it.
The search operation was hindered by unstable ground, which raised the risk of the chasm collapsing further and prevented rescuers from approaching the area where the driver was believed to be buried.
A slope later allowed rescuers to send heavy equipment into the hole while 1.2 million residents were asked to temporarily cut back on showers and laundry to prevent leaking sewage from hindering the operation.
“We discovered a man inside the truck cabin and confirmed his death, then passed the incident to police,“ a spokesman for the local fire department said Friday.
“Until the very end of his life, my father, who had a strong heart, must have been hoping to come home alive -- fighting fear and pain -- which makes me feel a tightening in my heart,“ a family member of the unnamed driver said in a statement to Japanese media.
The number of sinkholes in Japan is rising, topping 10,000 in fiscal 2022. Many of these are sewerage-related in urban areas, a land ministry probe shows.
No one was hurt and the street reopened a week after workers toiled around the clock.
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