'I thought hell had opened up': Driver's shock at gaping four-foot-deep pothole in residential street which is so big a man can climb in it Grant Parker was stunned when his Volvo C30 disappeared into the large hole The 46-year-old decided to climb into the pot hole in the street in York The hole had been a result of a sewer collapse, which made the road give way Yorkshire Water have now filled the hole in since it appeared in March By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline Published: 12:04 BST, 7 May 2019 | Updated: 12:07 BST, 7 May 2019 Viewcomments A motorist has said he thought 'hell had opened' after his car hit a gaping four-foot-deep pothole in a residential street. Grant Parker was so stunned by the pothole that he decided to climb inside, after the road had fallen in due to the weight of his wheel. The 46-year-old had been driving down a road in York when the concrete collapsed and the front portion of his Volvo C30 disappeared into the void. Pictures taken by a resident on Granville Terrace in York show the motorist inside the hole with his head and shoulders popping out of the top. Grant Parker (pictured above) was so shocked by the hole that he decided to climb inside it The hole (pictured above) had opened up due to sewer collapse which occurs when escaped water washes away the road structure Since the incident the hole has now been filled and the council said that 'liability' would not be with them A City of York Council spokesman said the hole was the result of a sewer collapse, which occurs when escaped water washes away the structure of a road until it gives way. Workers from Yorkshire Water, which is responsible for York's sewage system, have filled the hole in since it appeared on March 25. Grant, who works as a landlord, said he couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the hole: 'I was driving down the street and all of a sudden the car just sank down and went into a hole. 'It did some damage to the car, and I'm still waiting for the insurance to deal with it. There was just a little mark in the road, and as I went over it, the whole car dropped at one side. Yorkshire Water is the company responsible for the sewer repairs and said it had carried out work on the street in April 'I got out and thought it was unbelievable. You could see a tunnel under the road. I thought hell had opened up or something.' He added: 'I actually got in the hole, it went right down and you could see right under the road. The hole has been filled in but only recently. 'It was cordoned off for a while because they couldn't move any cars because the road was unsafe.' Grant was able to reverse out and take the car to a garage for repairs and has said he has already spent £200 having work done to repair the vehicle and it yet to hear whether his insurance will cover the cost. Since the incident the hole had been filled and the water company has now finished carrying out its work The hole had appeared in March and Yorkshire Water apologies to Mr Parker and the damage done by the hole A spokeswoman for City of York Council said the authority's highways identified the hole as a sewer collapse. She said: 'This is caused by water escaping from somewhere and washing out the structure of the road, over time, until a void is created. 'The road surface will hold up for so long and then the void becomes too large and the tarmac fails.' She confirmed the road had been repaired, adding that 'liability will not be with City of York Council'. The spokeswoman said an insurance claim had been received but that it would be redirected to officials at Yorkshire Water. A Yorkshire Water spokesman said: 'We carried out sewer repair work on Granville Terrace on April 5 and completed it on April 12. 'We are sorry to hear Mr Parker damaged his vehicle whilst the road surface was damaged and we repaired the road as quickly as possible once we were notified of the issue on April 3. 'In circumstances like this it is the insurance companies who resolve any claims.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility