Two people trapped in car submerged in floodwater in Buttsbury Wash

Two people were rescued from the car
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Two people were rescued from their car after they got stuck in a flooded road earlier this morning (September 26). Firefighters were called to Buttsbury Wash near Mountnessing at 9.03am to reports of two people trapped in their car in floodwater.

On arrival, crews from Billericay and Brentwood reported two people in a SUV were trapped in floodwater. Swift water rescue trained firefighters from Leigh were called to assist, and rescued the two people using a water rescue sled.

Station manager at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service Pete Donovan said: "If you come across a flooded road, please turn around and find another route. Remember just 2ft of water is enough to float a car.

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"It's not worth risking your life and damaging your vehicle. We’ve got lots of heavy rain coming our way and these incidents can be easily avoided by simply turning around if your route is flooded.”

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain covering Essex from 6am on Thursday 26 until 9am on Friday 27. Heavy rain is expected to bring the potential for some flooding and disruption to transport as a part of this warning.

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