Four people were hospitalised and an investigation is now underway

The sinkhole had an area of ten square metres and was two metres deep

Bystanders approach hole cautiously and help recover the fallen people

Four people disappear through hole and fifth is left hanging to steel beam

This is the shocking moment several people fell through the pavement after a huge sinkhole opened up beneath their feet.

The footage was captured on CCTV in Heilongjiang Province, China and shows the ground on Guxiang Avenue in Harbin collapsing as four people disappear.

Three people standing directly in the middle of where the hole formed, alongside a bus stop on a busy main road, are the first to drop and fall straight down.

The footage was captured on CCTV in Heilongjiang Province, China and the incident took place on a main road

Three men stood directly in the middle of where the hole formed were the first to drop and fall straight down

A fourth person can be seen balancing on the edge of the hole for a split second before inevitably losing their balance and slipping.

And a fifth woman can be seen hanging onto a steel beam - trapped just beneath the surface of the pavement - after falling.

A group of bystanders who witness the incident approach the sinkhole cautiously and help pull the people back above ground.

A fourth man balanced on the edge of the hole for a split second before inevitably losing his balance and slipping

A group of bystanders who witnessed the incident approached the sinkhole cautiously and helped pull the people back above ground

According to local reports, the large sinkhole had an area of ten square metres and was two metres deep.

Four people, two male and two female, have subsequently been taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The area has since been cornered off and local authorities have started an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.