Life: Man Followed His Sat-Nav Ended Up In A Lake
A Polish white van man who was too sure of his sat-nav ended up neck-deep in a lake after ignoring road signs warning of a dead-end ahead, Polish police said today.
The road hasn’t been used for a year after it was flooded out when an artificial lake was created.
It was dark and the un-named driver had been drinking, but he still managed to miss three signs warning him there was a lake ahead.
Police said the driver had ‘The man took a road that was closed a year ago when the area was flooded to make an artificial lake serving as a water reservoir — he ignored three road signs warning of a dead-end,’ said Piotr Smolen, police spokesman in Glubczyce, southern Poland.
‘It was still night time and he didn’t notice the road led into the lake. His GPS told him to drive straight ahead and he did.’
Mr Smolen added that the driver had been under the influence of alcohol.
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