Human waste has been seen emerging from a sinkhole next to a village pub.

The layby opposite the Horse and Jockey in Church Road, Tylers Green, has been cordoned off since April after the hole first appeared, but in the morning of July 18, large quantities of faecal started to spew the damaged pipes and across the road.

The waste has also trickled its way into neighbouring houses causing severe distress.

Sanitary towels were also seen in the flow of brown water.

Officers from Buckinghamshire Highways attended the scene and helped those living next to the scene but administering sandbags.

However, despite being reported to Thames Water at around 7.30am, one of the residents was told that an officer is due to arrive within 12 hours of the call being made.

Thames Water have said: "We received reports of a leak on Church Road in High Wycombe earlier today on Tuesday 18 July.

"Arrangements are currently being made for our engineers to investigate with the aim to make any necessary repairs as quickly as possible.

"Finding and fixing leaks is a top priority.

"We have 200 repair teams working tirelessly to fix leaks with activity taking place seven days a week and over 280 people working round the clock and mainly overnight to detect leaks not yet appearing at ground level."