BOTTLED water is being given out to residents after a water main burst in the early hours of the morning.

A primary school has been closed and 50 homes are without water after a six inch water main under Finchampstead Road began to leak.

Nine Mile Ride Primary School closed for the day after the water shortage was discovered.

Bottled water is being given out to those without water in the Co-Op car park and being delivered to those who are unable to collect it.

Temporary traffic lights have been set up whilst technicians repair the road.

Ali Brown, head teacher at the school, said it had to be closed for "health and safety reasons."

"We have had to shut the school because of the burst water main but we hope to be open tomorrow.

"We'd like to apologise to parents for the short notice but it was outside our control."

South East Water said homes along the road were suffering from low water pressure or a lack of water due to a burst water main.

They said technicians were on site repairing the damage.

Philip Cereda, Distribution Manager at South East Water, said: "Work to fix the pipe began immediately with our Technicians re-routing water around our network of underground pipes to restore supplies to the majority of residents and businesses by 7.20am.

"The repair team has cut out the damaged pipe and is dropping in a new section of water main, once the new pipe is securely in place we will slowly begin refilling the pipe.

"To ensure the safety of motorists and our staff temporary four-way traffic lights have been installed while repair work is ongoing.

"Approximately 50 properties are without water while we finish the repair and bottled water is available for them to collect at the Co-Op car park in Finchampstead Road, Wokingham .

"The company is delivering bottled water to people who have requested it and who are unable to collect it directly.

"We aim to complete the repair and have all supplies restored at around lunchtime today.

"I want to thank motorists and residents for their patience while we work to repair the pipe as quickly and safely as possible."