A 5m deep sinkhole spanning an entire road has opened up in a residential area of southeast London.

Residents of Marten’s Avenue, Bexleyheath, were left stunned yesterday evening (Tuesday, June 21) when their street began cracking before the surface collapsed into a large hole.

Emergency services were called to the scene and nearby roads were closed.

The hole, which now covers the entire width of the street and is several metres long, has also swallowed a motorbike.

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