Bus caught in sinkhole as major 
           incident declared in Lewisham.

           Firefighters rescued passengers from a coach that got stuck in a sinkhole on a high street in southeast London.

           A Major incident was declared by police after the hole opened up on Lee High Road in Lewisham.

           The area was heavily flooded following a burst water main. A temporary shelter has been set up on Bonfield Road for people displaced from homes due to the flooding.

           London Fire Brigade tweeted: "We helped passengers off a coach that fell into a hole caused by flood water on Lee High Road in Lewisham. Please avoid the area if possible."

           And Lewisham Central Police tweeted "Major incident declared: a sinkhole has opened on Lee High Rd and the area is heavily flooded. Road closures in place. Avoid the area!"

          Witnesses such as @fairydust48 wrote: "Sinkhole has opened up in Lee high road (Lewisham) swallowing a front end of a bus ...! water everywhere."

          Another witness, @BeccaNPhysio, tweeted: "So Lee High Road is a river."

                 --A Video was captured from the scene.-- 

           
           A photo from London fire Brigade showed a coach leaning to its left in the floodwater.

          Scotland Yard said the road was closed "and will be for some time."

          Thames Water confirmed the water was from a burst main and that it had a team at the scene working to fix the problem.