Recycling lorry almost swallowed up by sink hole in south east London

 
Stuck: an engineer works to move the lorry (Picture: Twitter/@elaineroles)
Standard Reporter23 March 2015

A recycling lorry was almost swallowed up by a sink hole in south east London today.

The council food waste lorry became stuck on Warwick Road in Sidcup after a fresh water leak, the News Shopper reported.

Engineers brought in wooden planks to cover the hole so that the lorry could drive away.

Residents reported hearing bits of the road falling into the small crater just after midday.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en-gb">Well done <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/bexleycomms" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-78406-https://twitter.com/bexleycomms" data-vars-event-id="c23">@bexleycomms</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/thameswater" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-78406-https://twitter.com/thameswater" data-vars-event-id="c23">@thameswater</a> great team work <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&amp;id=222025&amp;p=http://t.co/XGwz541kVC" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-78406-http://t.co/XGwz541kVC" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/XGwz541kVC</a>— Elaine Roles (@elaineroles) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/elaineroles/status/580041781657673728" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-78406-https://twitter.com/elaineroles/status/580041781657673728" data-vars-event-id="c23">March 23, 2015</a>

Drivers were advised to avoid the area while engineers worked at the scene.

A Bexley council spokeswoman said Thames Water engineers were called to resolve the problem.

She said: "A suspected fresh water leak has caused part of a road to collapse."

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