HS2 contractor confirms ‘sizeable’ sinkhole in Buckinghamshire

Construction firm Align told residents near Amersham the hole is six meters across and five deep

The firm constructing the HS2 high-speed rail line has has confirmed that it is investigating the emergence of a sinkhole close to a Buckinghamshire river on Saturday, which has been identified as quite sizeable" in correspondence seen by the Guardian.

The sinkhole is close to Shardeloes Lake near Amersham and according to an email from an official from HS2 Ltd's contractor, Align, sent on Saturday evening to local residents: It's quite sizeable - around six meters in diameter and five meters deep. These are approximate measurements."