A row of cars had their hazard lights flashing after their motors were left undriveable when they plunged into the hole in Surrey during rush hour traffic.
This is the staggering moment today when at least 20 cars lined up on the hard shoulder of the M25 after being 'taken out' by a 'massive' pothole on the motorway that was 'hidden by darkness'.
National Highways warned just after 7am there were 40 minute delays and five miles of queues as two lanes were shut between junction 12 and 13 to repair the defect. They were reopened two hours later.
Lorry driver Blaine Conway, 39, was making his way home after finishing a night shift when he heard a 'massive bang' as he accelerated around a bend of the motorway. 'I was walking up the hard shoulder and people were looking at me thinking"that poor bloke",' he said.Other vehicles suffered cracked alloys with the 20 or more drivers helping each other to repair their cars by sharing jacks and spare tyres they didn't need.
It is not currently known if National Highways will be compensating the drivers, but motorists can make 'red claims' if they are injured or have their cars damaged on the highways agency's roads. A spokesperson for National Highways told MailOnline: 'We are sorry to hear of this incident and the inconvenience and concern it will have caused.
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