Thames Valley Police said officers tried to talk to the man before the Egham crash on Sunday.

People were told "get out as quickly as possible" as the hole grew to 62ft by 10ft in a Surrey street.

Laleh Zarejouneghani was pronounced dead by police at a property in Ashford, Surrey, last month.

Edward Durlik is sentenced to nine years after targeting three girls.

The collision happened on the A316 in Sunbury-on-Thames on Saturday morning, say police.

Police attended a Sainsbury's in Epsom and closed the supermarket, but the man has not been found.

Inspector Blaine Rafferty says there will be an "increased police presence" in the town.

Police say they were acting after receiving a number of complaints from people in Epsom.