A giant pothole on a major Australian road has damaged dozens of cars, leaving drivers stranded in wild winter weather on Monday.

The pothole — nicknamed the ‘Bunyip crater’ — is located on the Princes Highway outside of Bunyip in Victoria, and has left a trail of destruction in its wake.

Melbourne radio station 3AW is reporting up to 23 drivers have been forced to pull over to check their cars for damage after hitting the pothole.

Bizarre footage shows a queue of damaged cars pulled over on the side of the Highway with their hazard lights on, posted to 3AW journalist Jacqui Felgate’s account.

It is believed the footage was taken during Monday morning peak hour as commuters headed into Melbourne from Bunyip, which is more than 80 kilometres out of the city centre.

The video’s caption says up to 35 drivers had hit the pothole and pulled over as a result, although this number has not been verified.

“Ironically the roadworks are 2km up the road filling potholes but missed the big one,” the person said.

“This one got me at 5am this morning- there at least 8 cars when I was pulled over and another tow or three down the bunyip turn off,” one person said.

“Nearly (crashed) this morning due to this, car hit it then slid out lucky there was no other cars around,” another said.

“It’s unforgivable that nothing is being done to rectify this situation,” a third said.

Admiral Towing driver David Gridley told the ABC the potholes are disguised by the wintery weather, making them difficult for motorists to detect.

“There’s just multiple very large potholes that when they’re full of water, they’re just impossible to see,” he said.

“The holes are that deep that they’re just destroying the tyres.

“It’s happened once before where we’ve had a series of potholes that have caused a major issue for weeks, and it’s just happening again.”

The Nightly has contacted the Victorian Government for comment.