© Hayley Else-WilliamsAnother sinkhole has appeared in Cambridge Road, Aldershot
Another vast sink hole has opened up in a road in Aldershot - just weeks after Thames Water patched up the last one.
Residents in Cambridge Road awoke on Monday morning to find another yawning chasm right outside their houses, within touching distance of the previous carriageway repairs.
The latest hole appeared after a bin lorry drove over an apparent weak spot in the road just yards from where Thames Water dealt with a collapsed sewer in January.
Cambridge Road itself reopened less than a month ago, but already there appears to be fresh problems with the embattled road.
Pictures sent in to the Historic Aldershot Military Town Facebook group on Monday by Gregan Court resident Hayley Else-Williams show a similar hole in the middle of the carriageway, around a metre-and-a-half in length by half-a-metre wide.
The images show the new hole to have opened up towards the Alexandra Road end of Cambridge Road, barely a metre from a patch of freshly laid tarmac from the last repair job.
"It's disgusting, frankly, absolutely disgusting," said Ms Else-Williams, 34. "The bin men had just gone down the road and then it just caved in. I couldn't believe it.
"We've only just had the road reopened, now we're all going to be stuck again. It was a nightmare last time, especially for parking.
"It really is concerning for us. I have young children. I can't even begin to imagine what might happen if we were in the car and went through the surface.
"I know it's not likely, but it really is that deep - it could cause some serious damage. The bin men really were very lucky this morning. I spoke to a few of them when I got back from dropping the kids off at school. I dread to think what could have happened."
A spokesman for Thames Water said it wanted to apologise to residents again for further disruption.
"We've made the area safe and will begin to repair the damaged sewer pipe first thing tomorrow.
"We believe the problem is due to the sandy ground in the area and we'll be investigating how we can reduce the affect it has on our pipework in the future."
A spokesman for Hampshire County Council added the hole had emerged along the line of the Thames Water foul sewer.
"A representative of Thames Water has been to the site today and has arranged for a works gang to be in attendance tomorrow morning (March 3)," he said.
"In the meantime, Hampshire County Council has had to close the road for safety reasons."
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