Trapped van blocked Sidmouth ford for hour
Published:
11:00 AM October 25, 2011
Updated:
6:37 PM November 7, 2020
THIS is the moment a removal van needed rescuing from Sidmouth’s ford after getting stuck at the spot – blocking the route for an hour.
The vehicle wedged when its rear safety bar caught on the slope of the ford at lunchtime last Wednesday.
A huge recovery vehicle, named ‘The Undertaker’ pulled the stricken vehicle free.
Eve Mathews caught the moment on camera.
“A traffic enforcement officer said that new legislation requiring a low back bar on large vehicles means they will all get stuck in the ford - so lorries need to be banned from this route,” said an onlooker who did not want to be named.