This huge gash was seen on a stretch of the A249 after a crash, which left a woman in hospital.

The mammoth pothole surfaced after a deluge of rain overnight.

Highways engineers have been working through the day to repair the damage to the carriageway, which stretches more than 100ft.

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It comes after a woman was taken to hospital after apparently trying to avoid the damage.

Police were called after her car crashed into the central reservation between the Bobbing roundabout and Key Street roundabout shortly before 9am.

A spokesman for Highways England has said lane two will remain open until 9.30am tomorrow, when it will be closed for the rest of the day to allow for essential repairs.

It has since emerged Issy Anderson had tried to avoid a pothole, believed to be over 100ft long, while travelling to Medway Maritime Hospital for a routine appointment.

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Her father, Hugh Fitzgibbon, told KentOnline: "The ambulance finally picked her up three and a quarter hours after.

"We went down to see her when we found and and she was on her own while the police had the road cordoned off.

"The police were fantastic, I can't complain about them at all."

She was driving a black Ford Kia which was written off.

Officers were joined by paramedics from the South East Coast Ambulance Service and the woman was been taken to Medway Maritime Hospital.

An ambulance spokesman said her injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.

Police held traffic just before the Bobbing turn off while emergency services dealt with the incident on the Maidstone-bound carriageway.

Shortly after 1pm, a police spokesman said: "A lane closure remains in place on the A249Maidstone-bound at Bobbing following a single-vehicle collision.

"Officers were called to the area at 8.47am this morning

"One lane is now open with the second lane expected to remain closed for repairs."

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