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Tales from the riverbed...
Once again we are forced by circumstances to bring you a sad tale of our national sat-nav culture, as the Lynn News reports the story of a local minibus driver who followed his sat-nav directions – into a river.
He was on his way to Castle Acre, near King’s Lynn – but he managed to do this via the River Nar, after faithfully following sat-nav instructions which he believed involved driving several hundred yards along the river bed.
His bosses at Streamline Taxis went to the rescue with a tow rope, and pulled him out.
“The vehicle still had its engine running and headlights on, and he was sitting in it with his trousers rolled up round his knees. I shone a torch in the river and there were fish swimming around the headlights,” said Keith Jarvis, one of his employers.
His colleagues have been as sympathetic as you would expect, and have been coming to the office in snorkels.
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