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The black Mercedes van stuck in the water at Charvil ford. Picture by Mark Jones
The black Mercedes van stuck in the water at Charvil ford. Picture by Mark Jones

Van driver stuck in Charvil ford

By Lewis Rudd
November 11, 2010

A van driver and passenger are awaiting rescue after becoming another victim of the Charvil ford this morning.

A black Mercedes transit van is stuck in the water, which is a tributary of the River Loddon, after its driver tried to pass through it at around 9.20am.

It is understood the driver and the passenger are still sat in the car as they await rescue from the emergency services.

The level of water is said to be around 22 inches deep after rising in the rainfall experienced overnight and in the past few days.

This video of the rescue was taken by Woodley man Mark Jones who was walking his dog when he came across the incident.

Mr Jones said: "The van driver told me he only went through because he was following two Land Rovers and they went through without any problems."

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   what a total plantpot
my view, reading
12/11/2010 at 10:23 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   What he needed was a 'dipstick' to test the depth.

Trouble is the 'dipstick' was driving
A Wellwisher
12/11/2010 at 00:51 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   Oh what joy, another numpty gets stuck in the middle of the ford ... hahaha quite funny really.
The Racing Snake
11/11/2010 at 23:12 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   ahhh yes the Transit debate could land somebody in deep silty water.
Nimrod Maximus, www.getcensored.co.uk
11/11/2010 at 20:59 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   Err, given the litigious state of the nation, I think if I were 'tractor man' I might have sailed on by. [no pun intended] Imagine the insurance claims had he damaged the van, or dropped them back in the water where they could perish etc etc..
reynard, calcot
11/11/2010 at 20:46 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   Sorry but I really have to laugh at the line – "The van driver told me he only went through because he was following two Land Rovers and they went through without any problems." I used to have a Landrover and go off road with it – through rivers / in ditches / deep mud / up-down very steep hills, never saw any van drving numpties try and follow me though Does this idiot not realise they are ‘off-road’ vehicles built to do a lot more than drive through deep water Donut!!
OLDMAN!, Reading
11/11/2010 at 16:06 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   Laughing at these plonkers never gets old... I like to have one person who drives into the ford a month.
Spanna
11/11/2010 at 14:54 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   hate to say it but Ford make Transit Van's,
P Escobar., columbia
11/11/2010 at 14:20 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   It's called the internet and that is what they call someone who edits a web site, all quite simple.
rogerjolly, reading
11/11/2010 at 14:07 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   What a complete plonker. How do people like this pass driving tests? Should have left it there.
Hugh J, Reading (please print my comment - uncensored would be nice too...)
11/11/2010 at 13:32 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   Web Editor hmmm. Is that what they call someone who gets paid to browse tin-ter-net 24-7?

Regards,

Web Editor S C A R
S C A R
11/11/2010 at 13:25 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   The postage are sounding like a Youtube fanclub these days. Whatever one of those is...
Redefine The Enemy
11/11/2010 at 13:13 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   When, exactly, did Mercedes start making 'Transit' vans?

Dave Rottweiler, Reading
11/11/2010 at 12:25 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   mj_blue

More than happy to give you a credit if you let me know who you are. email jamesashford@trinitysouth.co.uk with your details.
web editor James Ashford, Reading
11/11/2010 at 12:02 Offensive or Inappropriate?
   There was no passenger only the driver and it would of been nice if you'd at least credited the video back to me :) Luckily he was retrieved by this passing tractor driver once they had found somewhere to attach the tow rope too.
mj_blue
11/11/2010 at 11:55 Offensive or Inappropriate?
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