One person injured as sinkhole appears in front of Seoul's IFC Mall

A sinkhole appears in front of the IFC Mall in Yeouido, western Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

A man in his 30s was injured after falling into a massive sinkhole that appeared in front of one of the popular IFC Mall in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Wednesday.

The man was sent to a nearby hospital after suffering minor injuries.

According to the Yeongdeungpo Fire Station and the Yeongdeungpo District Office, a 4-meter deep (13 feet) sinkhole appeared around 11:00 a.m.

The district office had set up a control line around the sinkhole to prevent further accidents.

Traffic resumed as normal as the sinkhole appeared on a traffic island.

The district office is investigating the cause of the ground collapsing.

BY LEE SOO-JUNG [lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr]