FIVE motorists were rescued by firefighters after their three vehicles became stuck in flood water in Hullbridge.
Three fire engines were used to rescue the group - which became stranded in the aptly-named Watery Lane after ignoring road warning signs and the flood water itself
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service' (ECFRS) water rescue team attended the scene at 6.18pm yesterday (February 2) and helped the motorists get safely back onto dry land.
The crew left the scene about an hour later.
An ECFRS spokesman said: "Crews continue to stress the dangers of driving into flood water but these, and warning signs at the scene, continued to be ignored at this notorious flood blackspot."
