Sinkhole opens up on London street and swallows car

The owner of a car swallowed up by a sinkhole said he was “thankful” his family were not hurt in the incident.

The blue, seven-seater Vauxhall Zafira fell into the large crater, which opened up in Greenwich, south London, in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Ghazi Hassan told the Press Association: “In life, you have good days and bad days. This morning wasn’t a good day. But I’m thankful me or my family wasn’t in the car.”