A bin lorry was swallowed by a massive sinkhole on a seaside promenade in Wales.

The workers leapt out of the truck when it plunged into the 10ft hole on the seafront in Rhyl, as pedestrians looked on in shock.

Ifor Leyshon, 52, a dog walker, said: “It was an incredible site. The bin lorry was there one minute - and down the hole the next.

“It is just lucky that no children nor pets were swallowed at the same time.”

About a third of the lorry disappeared beneath ground, but council officials said fortunately nobody was injured.