Sinkhole swallows car after water pipe bursts under Coventry street | Coventry

A parked car was partially swallowed by a sinkhole that opened up on a Coventry road in the early hours of Monday morning.

The hole opened underneath the vehicle on Sewall Highway after an underground water pipe burst at about 4am, West Midlands police said. The street was closed for most of the day, a cordon was erected around the affected area and cars and buses were diverted.

A spokesman for West Midlands police said: “We were called shortly before 4am to a report of a car falling into a sinkhole in Sewall Highway. Officers attended and closed the road so the car could be recovered and Severn Trent could work on the damage.”

Amy Jones, senior distribution technician at Severn Trent Water, said: “We’re really sorry to anyone affected by one of our larger pipes bursting on Sewall Highway in Coventry this morning.

“Our teams attended the site quickly and have managed to isolate the pipe to minimise damage caused and keep all of our customers on supply. It’s now our priority to gain access to the damaged pipe and start the repair. A full road closure is in place to keep our technicians and other road users safe.”