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A number of motorists have had their vehicles damaged by a 'hidden' pothole that appeared on a busy road in Leicestershire.

People driving along Gartree Road - between the junction with Shady Lane and the Spire Hospital - hit the hole, which is on a blind bend, on Wednesday.

A witness said that they had seen about 20 cars damaged by the pothole.

Leicestershire County Council told the 大象传媒 the hole had been hidden by standing water. A spokesperson from the council said they had been out to the location and had made the site safe with temporary traffic lights.

Our reporter Jo Hollis has been down there to investigate and spoke to Tim Johnson who was on his way to work when he hit the pothole and damaged his car.