Road chaos after Walsall water burst
Homes were flooded and rush-hour traffic ground to a halt after a major water main burst in the Black Country and turned the road into an ice rink.
The freezing temperatures split a large pipe underneath Broadway North, Walsall, sending water gushing along the street and into people's homes, gardens and garages.
Three houses lost their water supply for an hour after the pipe burst at 4.30pm and eight homes were flooded as long tailbacks built up along the busy road.
Broadway North will now be closed between Birmingham Road and Sutton Road until Sunday at the earliest as crews from South Staffordshire Water work on repairs.
Vikash and Neelam Sahdev had their garage, garden and driveway submerged by six inches of water.
Mr Shadev, a 42-year-old father of two, said: "I couldn't get on to my driveway because of the water, a police 4x4 had to bring me up to the door."
Temperatures are set to plummet to 23F (-5C) in the Black Country tonight.
