Huge 20ft sinkhole swallows motorbike in London street
22 June 2022, 11:37 | Updated: 23 June 2022, 12:11
A huge sinkhole has opened up and swallowed a motorbike in a south-east London street.
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Police rushed to cordon off Martens Avenue, Bexleyheath, after the tarmac caved in about 9pm on Tuesday.
It remains unclear as to what caused the sinkhole, measuring around 20ft-wide, to rupture the road.
Resident Rian Bond, who shared pictures of the sinkhole on Facebook, said: "Sink hole just now in Martens Ave! No one hurt."
Other people claimed on social media that a motorcyclist didn’t see the huge hole and rode into the crater.
No injuries were reported but a motorbike is pictured lying on its side inside the hole.
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Sinkhole opens up in southeast London
Photographs show the size of the hole spanning the entire width of the road. It's said to be more than 16ft deep.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “Police were called to Martens Avenue, Bexleyheath, shortly before 21.00hrs on 21 June to reports of a large sinkhole.
“There are no reported injuries.”
London Fire Brigade was also called to the scene of the five-metre-deep sinkhole.
A spokesman said: “We helped make the scene safe and the incident was over for crews by 10.28pm.”
