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The coach became stuck in the sinkhole. Pic: Sean Davis
Firefighters rescued passengers from a coach that got stuck in a sinkhole on a high street in southeast London.
A major incident was declared by police after the hole opened up on Lee High Road in Lewisham.
The area was heavily flooded following a burst water main.
A temporary shelter has been set up on Bonfield Road for people displaced from homes due to the flooding.
London Fire Brigade tweeted: “We helped passengers off a coach that fell into a hole caused by flood water on Lee High Road in Lewisham. Please avoid the area if possible.”
And Lewisham Central Police tweeted: “Major Incident declared; a sinkhole has opened on Lee High Rd and the area is heavily flooded. Road closures in place. Avoid the area!”
The coach was leaning to its left. Pic: London Fire Brigade
Twitter user @fairydust48 wrote: “Sinkhole has opened up in Lee high road ( Lewisham) swallowing a front end of a bus …! water everywhere.”
Another witness, @BeccaNPhysio, tweeted: “So Lee High Road is a river.”
A photo from London Fire Brigade showed a coach leaning to its left in the floodwater.
Scotland Yard said the road was closed “and will be for some time”.
Thames Water confirmed the water was from a burst main and that it had a team at the scene working to fix the problem.
Courtesy of Sky News
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