Sinkhole the size of a car appears on street in south-east London

Residents initially used wheelie bins to block off the sinkhole, which emerged on Monday morning in Eltham. Photograph: Andrew Hudson/SWNS

A sinkhole the size of a car has opened up on a street in south-east London.

The hole which takes up almost an entire lane of the road and runs alongside the kerb next to a postbox, emerged on Monday morning on Dunvegan Road, Eltham. The area around the hole has been cordoned off after locals initially used wheelie bins to prevent an accident.