Three-metre wide and 3.65m deep depression in Wednesbury is in area honeycombed by old mine workingsA three-metre (10ft) wide sinkhole has opened up beneath a driveway at a house in the West Midlands, and appears to be growing. What began as a small depression underneath the front tyre of the homeowner’s car in Wednesbury, near Walsall, is now 3.65 metres deep. One explanation could be the old mine workings that dot this corner of the West Midlands. The depression has become something of a local tourist attraction, with drivers pulling up to take photographs. But as the opening is on private land, dealing with the hole will be a matter for the homeowner and their insurers.

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2017 18:56 UTC