Driver rescued from car on Watery Gate

Tuesday, 14 January 2020 at 16:13

Image captured by Emergency Responder @benvolresponder on 13 Jan 2020.

Despite numerous warnings, another driver has had to be rescued at the flooded spot in Thurlaston.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Watery Gate on 13th January to reports of a vehicle submerged into four feet of water.

When crews arrived the driver was still inside the vehicle and had to be rescued and the vehicle was left in the ford.

'ROAD CLOSED' MEANS CLOSED ❗️ Why would you drive past a road closed sign⁉️..... and write off your vehicle #commonsense @LR4x4Response @BBCLeicester @leicslive @Leicsruralwatch @PoliceHinckley Thanks to LCC for dropping off additional road furniture https://t.co/DsVF01eLYN pic.twitter.com/382nAJIZ3j
— Ben Emergency Responder & Heritage Crime Team (@benvolresponder) January 14, 2020

Leicestershire County Highways have closed the road to prevent further incidents and plans are underway to erect gates at the site to stop drivers who ignore the closure signs.

Between 2014 - 2018 Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has been called out to Watery Gate more than 10 times and the county council’s highways department attended 19 times.

The gates are reported to cost around £65,000.

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