'I do think the roads are in a bad state at the moment and they've been getting worse over the past few months. 'I feel really sorry for them as well because this car is probably their pride and joy. Jo Appleby, 45, who lives in Worksop, said: 'It must have been terrifying for the people in the car to realise that there was this huge hole right underneath them. 'I use this road regularly myself to go the gym, but with the hole now you can actually see the thickness of the road and it doesn't look very thick, especially when you consider some of the bigger vehicles that will be going over this.' 'I've been talking to the people on the scene and they've said the hole is 12 feet deep. Tom Oxley, 78, who lives in nearby Carlton but grew up in the area, said: 'My son-in-law in Lincoln heard about it this morning so we've come to have a look. He was elderly but seemed okay, just a bit shaken.' One car went round it but the next just drove straight ahead and dove right in. He said: 'The first thing I noticed was a man warning us there was a pothole. Russell Gull, the owner of Res Barbers, helped the trapped driver out of his car. The elderly driver of a black Skoda Fabia driver accidentally wedged his car in a sinkhole (pictured) in Worksop, Nottinghamshire
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