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Amazon Van Recovered After GPS Sends Driver Onto Essex’s Broomway Mudflats

Authorities warn the ancient tidal route on MOD land is unsafe for vehicles.

The Amazon driver was following the GPS route when it got stranded on the - wrong - way to Foulness Island.
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Strict rules are in place along The Broomway, which has been described as the deadliest footpath in Britain.

Overview

  • The driver and a passenger left the stuck vehicle safely and reported the incident to Amazon before responders arrived.
  • HM Coastguard Southend said the van was retrieved at 3:30 p.m. Sunday after Amazon arranged help from a local farmer.
  • The Broomway is a 600-year-old, six-mile tidal footpath to Foulness Island that officials describe as extremely dangerous due to fast tides and deep mud.
  • QinetiQ guidance states it is illegal to drive the full route, access is restricted, and recovery of stranded vehicles is the owner’s responsibility.
  • Amazon confirmed the driver is safe, the van has been recovered, and the company is investigating how the satnav routing led to the incident.