Road caves in near Taylors road junction on Poonamalle high road

CHENNAI: A

deep crater

developed after road caved in at the junction of Poonamallee high road-Taylors road at around 5.30am on Saturday. No one was injured in the accident.

The crater is six feet deep and more than four feet wide on Poonamalle high road.

Metro rail officials said the accident was not caused by their work as tunnelling has been completed on the stretch. It is suspected that it could have been caused by water leak from metro water pipeline.

However, metro rail officials and metro water officials are at the spot assessing the reason for the cave in.

The accident has hit traffic towards

Anna Nagar

, Koyambedu and towards Central on the arterial road.

The spot has been cordoned off.