Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Bristol Post
Bristol Post
World
Lisa Letcher

Van driver gets vehicle stuck in sand on West Country beach

Yet another driver has become stuck on a Cornish beach. Visitors to Porth Beach at Newquay said the vehicle had seemingly got its front wheel stuck in the sand.

Captured on camera, the white van can be seen parked on the beach, with the front end appearing to be visibly stuck. One woman first noticed the vehicle at 6.45am and said it was still there at 8.30am.

"Porth Beach just keeps on giving," she explained. "To be fair it looked like they had made an attempt to get it out and failed."

Read more: Boeing 737 written off in 'heavy landing' that left huge plane leaning on side at West Country Airport

It's one of a handful of similar incidents on the same beach - which does actually have a car park on part of the sand - already this year. Captured on video, half a dozen people are seen trying to free what appeared to be a blue Volkswagen Transporter van from the beach in April. One witness described it as "embarrassing" after 20 minutes had passed and the people had made no progress.

During the Easter break, a Mazda got trapped on the same beach just days ago. The group just planned to hang out but instead had to dig the racing green modern classic out of Porth Beach. A video captured the engine roaring, the wheels going around but the car going absolutely nowhere.

Want our best stories with fewer ads and alerts when the biggest news stories drop? Download our app on iPhone or Android

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.