Locals pull passengers out of a Bolero trapped in a flooded railway underpass

Key Lessons

• Local bystanders did not wait: they climbed on the vehicle and the embankment and got the occupants out through the windows and the roof, says the description.
• The vehicle had tried to cross the flooded underpass, which is how it got trapped.
• General guidance: never try to drive through a flooded underpass. The water is often deeper than it looks and the engine can stall. Turn back and take another route.
• General guidance: if a vehicle is stuck in rising water, get out through a window or door early, move to higher ground and call 112.