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| Car falls down huge hole in street in Charlton, London | Car falls down huge hole in street in Charlton, London |
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| A car has fallen down a huge hole in a street in south-east London. | A car has fallen down a huge hole in a street in south-east London. |
| The Vauxhall Zafira was left on Woodland Terrace in Charlton by Ghazi Hassan, who was visiting his brother on Wednesday night. | The Vauxhall Zafira was left on Woodland Terrace in Charlton by Ghazi Hassan, who was visiting his brother on Wednesday night. |
| The blue people carrier was discovered by police outside St Thomas' Church at about 03:20 BST. | The blue people carrier was discovered by police outside St Thomas' Church at about 03:20 BST. |
| BBC Radio London has reported speculation that the collapse could be due to recent heavy rain. | |
| More on this story and other news from London | More on this story and other news from London |
| Mr Ghazi's brother, Abdul Ahmadzai, said: "I woke up very surprised. The police were here about 4am so I came outside and saw the car - they said it was in a hole. | Mr Ghazi's brother, Abdul Ahmadzai, said: "I woke up very surprised. The police were here about 4am so I came outside and saw the car - they said it was in a hole. |
| "I thought: 'There's nothing I can do' and went back to sleep. I just woke up again now." | "I thought: 'There's nothing I can do' and went back to sleep. I just woke up again now." |
| Asked if his brother was angry or upset, Mr Ahmadzai said: "No, he knows there's nothing he can do. He just wanted to know if there was any damage." | Asked if his brother was angry or upset, Mr Ahmadzai said: "No, he knows there's nothing he can do. He just wanted to know if there was any damage." |
| Reverend Erica Wooff, the rector of Charlton, who lives next door to the church, said her initial reaction was "Oh my goodness, there's a hole in the road". | |
| "There was a massive storm last night. It has been raining constantly for the past two days but I didn't hear tarmac rip open," she said. | |
| 'Resting on pipe' | |
| Resident Cleo O'Kane, 25, said she heard a loud bang during the night. | |
| "It was raining so much I thought it was thunder," she said. | |
| "I woke up and then just went back to sleep - my window was open - then woke up at six this morning, came outside and there was a car in a hole. | |
| She added: "All the car is resting on apparently is a pipe, otherwise it would have disappeared." | |
| The road has been closed near the church due to "subsidence problems", London Buses said. | The road has been closed near the church due to "subsidence problems", London Buses said. |
| A police spokesman said no-one had been injured and a cordon was in place. | A police spokesman said no-one had been injured and a cordon was in place. |
| A council spokesperson said: "Royal Borough of Greenwich officers are on site and are continuing to work closely with Southern Gas Networks, Thames Water and the Police to ensure that the situation is contained. | |
| "We are urgently investigating the matter and will update residents the moment we have more information." | "We are urgently investigating the matter and will update residents the moment we have more information." |
| Thames Water said there were engineers at the scene checking whether there is any damage to clean water or sewer pipes. | Thames Water said there were engineers at the scene checking whether there is any damage to clean water or sewer pipes. |
| A diversion is in place for bus route 380. | A diversion is in place for bus route 380. |