Lewes woman's car tyre punctured by pothole in Elm Grove Brighton

The troublesome pothole in Elm Grove, Brighton, measuring a staggering 3ft by 2ft, has caused damage to cars and a cyclist was reportedly involved in an accident with the hole.

Anna Harvey, from Lewes, was traveling down the street on Wednesday morning when she felt her car go into the “enormous” pothole.

Ms Harvey with her car (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

Ms Harvey said she knew something was not right with her car and pulled over to investigate.

Ms Harvey's car tyre was punctured (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

“I was at the traffic lights, about three quarters of the way down Elm Grove,” she said.

“And there was a van in front, so I didn’t see the pothole.

“When I drove off from the traffic lights I drove into it.

"It was an enormous pothole I later found out, it was huge.

“I got off the road fairly quickly because when I heard the noise I knew there was going to be a problem.

“I looked and there was a puncture.

The pothole has been described as enormous (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

“I called the AA and went back to look at the pothole.

“I’ve never seen a pothole quite as big as that.”

Ms Harvey, who said she was left feeling “tired” and “frustrated” by the incident, said she reported the pothole to Brighton and Hove City Council.

Pictures show the scale of the pothole, which is approximately eight inches deep.

The pothole is several inches deep (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

More recent pictures from Friday afternoon also showed that the pothole had still not been fixed.

The pothole was still not fixed as of Friday afternoon (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

A Brighton and Hove City Council spokesman said a repair had been arranged.

“As soon as we became aware of the pothole on Elm Grove we arranged for an urgent repair to take place,” he said.

“Urgent repairs have to be completed within 24 hours of being reported to us. They are generally done much quicker. 

“Potholes form mainly from water getting into the surface and then freezing, which causes the damage.

“The cold spell before Christmas followed by heavy rain has led to a number forming recently.  

“We always encourage the public to report potholes as soon as they can via our website.”