Bin lorry sinks into Newbury road

Image source, TVP

Image caption, It is not known if the hot weather caused the surface of the road to melt

A bin lorry became stuck after sinking into a town centre road.

The lorry's back wheels sunk into Old Bath Road in Newbury, Berkshire, which appeared to have partially collapsed. It is not known if the hot weather caused the surface of the road to melt.

A crane was used to remove the lorry and engineers are investigating to find out what caused the hole to open up.

Thames Valley Police said the road was not expected to reopen until Friday. None of the bin workers were injured.

Image caption, Engineers said they were unsure how deep the hole was

Image source, Reading Borough Council

Image caption, A crane was later used to remove the lorry