Police were called to a Tayside road after a sinkhole was discovered.
The damage was reported at Ferry Road, Monifieth, at around 9pm last night.
Residents described seeing a large police presence in the area amid concerns of a serious incident.
However, the area was cordoned off by officers for safety reasons, causing disruption to traffic.
Engineers have been called out to fix the damage caused by the small hole in the road.
Andrew Wilson, a resident of Ferry Road, said he returned home to find the sinkhole on the street.
The retiree said: “There were police here who cordoned the hole off — that was about 8pm. Then engineers arrived.
“I didn’t realise what it was at first but when I got a look at it I realised it was a lot deeper than your average pothole, and looked very dangerous.
“I don’t know what caused it but there are a lot of HGVs that come along this way which doesn’t do the road any good.”
A spokesman from Angus Council said: “We attended the scene last night and put up signs and cones.
“Today we will install signals and tomorrow we will start to carry out excavations to find out what caused the hole.” A Police Scotland spokesman said diversions were in place and the matter was reported to the local authority.