Suspected sinkhole cordoned off in residential road

The suspected sinkhole appeared on Tuesday along a quiet residential road

A large suspected sinkhole has appeared in a residential road prompting a water company to cordon it off.

The hole appeared on Tuesday on the corner of Stanley Street and Walton Road in Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Police were called at about 16:16 BST to manage traffic and cone off the hole before Anglian Water took over.

A spokesperson for the water company said its teams were on site investigating the issue.

Anglian Water said it was managing the suspected sinkhole

Suffolk Highways said it had let Anglian Water lead on the management of the hole.

Anglian Water, which said it was treating the defect as a sinkhole, was approached for further comment.