A colleague of the driver from Essex based Armour Transport stuck on the flooded Welney Wash road on the A1101 has sprung to his defence. Gary says his colleague driver “swerved” to avoid a car coming towards him.
“He was driving like a *** and the lorry driver went near the edge of the road,” he posted to social media.
Gary says the edge of the road loomed and his colleague’s lorry “gave way and went into the ditch.
“Now the tide has come in, he is worried it is going to go over as his loaded box and trailer is sinking”.
He added: “It is not the lorry driver’s fault.”
Photos of the lorry prompted yet more warnings to drivers – of all types of vehicle – to avoid Welney and find a different route to cross from Cambridgeshire in Norfolk.
Welney Flood Watch, a local Facebook group that checks the route daily, says part of the road is now 4ft deep but higher in places.
It says dozens of visitors were attracted to the village at the weekend to see the floods.
“It was nice to see so many visitors and villagers enjoying the spectacle yesterday afternoon, we just need a burger van now!!,” said the Facebook page administrator.
But on a serious note, added: “For those that use the road, find another route this week.”
