A car has been swallowed up by a large sinkhole, which suddenly opened up today.
The red car was pictured stuck in the huge hole in the pavement at the side of a road in Coventry this morning.
A police cordon has been erected on Sewall Highway and Blackberry Lane, with the road closed and motorists and buses diverted and told to avoid the nearby vicinity.
Severn Trent Water apologised for the incident, which it said was the result of a burst pipe.
Amy Jones, Senior Distribution Technician at Severn Trent, 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.
'Again, we apologise to anyone affected by this burst, and we'd like to reassure everyone that it's our priority to repair the pipe and return the area back to normal as soon as possible.'
Some bus services were also diverted as a result of the incident, operator Stagecoach said.
Live traffic maps show queues piling up in both directions on Sewall Highway.
Pictures from the scene showed the three-door car trapped in the hole. Debris including stones and sand have spilled out on to the road.
West Midlands Police confirmed that they were called to the stranded vehicle at around 4am on Monday morning.
Another good reason not to drive on the footway.