Staring into the abyss: Traffic halted as five metre crack tears through Malaysian road

A five metre wide chasm has mysteriously opened in a busy road.

The enormous crevice tore through the ground late last night, causing traffic chaos in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Chasm: The five metre wide hole mysteriously opened in a road in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, last night

Chasm: The five metre wide hole mysteriously opened in a road in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, last night

Miraculously no one was killed, although one truck was overturned by the force of the collapse.

Officials have no explanation for why the giant hole has appeared but confirmed they were looking into it.

Lucky escape: No one was killed, although this truck was overturned by the force of the collapse

Lucky escape: No one was killed, although this truck was overturned by the force of the collapse