Walcot Ford: Worcs Highways and Travel fury after vehicle gets stuck in Ford

It is the second vehicle which has ended up submerged in Walcot Ford in Drakes Broughton today (Wednesday). 

The water levels have risen after flash flooding on Monday which has made it unsafe for vehicles to pass through. 

Walcot Ford remains closed and drivers are being warned not to attempt to drive through it.

Worcs Highways and Travel is urging people to avoid using the ford while water levels are high because it could leave them stranded.

It has also issued a warning to people not to remove the road closed signs as they are risking the lives of others.

Walcot Ford in Drakes Broughton (Image: Newsquest)

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Despite our warnings & the road being closed, barriers have today been moved & another vehicle has ended up stranded in Walcott Ford, Drakes Broughton 😠

'Road Closed' signs are there for a reason - do not move or drive past signs & risk your life & others!

Pic: @farsondigital pic.twitter.com/kUEHKYfIjt

— Worcs Highways & Travel (@WorcsTravel) October 26, 2022

A spokesperson from Worcestershire Highways and Travel said: "Despite our warnings and the road being closed, barriers have today been moved and another vehicle has ended up stranded in Walcott Ford, Drakes Broughton.

"Road closed signs are there for a reason - do not move or drive past signs and risk your life and others!"

The flash flooding also closed Shell Ford in Earl's Common, near Droitwich, but that has reopened this afternoon (Wednesday).

In June 2007, Eric Dickinson, aged 68, was killed when his car was swept away by floodwaters at Walcot Ford.

He was described as a man who always gave his time to other people, working as a county court judge for 23 years and a solicitor with Harrison Clark.

Mr Dickinson's body was found, along with his car, under four-and-a-half metres of water downstream of the swollen ford.

His widow reported him missing after he called her from his mobile phone to tell her he was being dragged off the road by the water.

A rescue team that included local police officers, search dogs, a police helicopter and South Wales Police underwater diving team temporarily stopped searching for Mr Dickinson and his Volvo V70 estate that evening but began again at 8am the following day.

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