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.
Firemen standing in an artificial lake near the partly submerged van of a Polish driver who drove the vehicle into the water after following the instructions of his GPS
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.
Whoops: The road has been closed for over one year since being flooded by the creation of the lake
The road ran straight downhill into the lake. The Mercedes mini-van was nearly entirely submerged and was unable to back out on its own after being inundated with water.
The driver and two passengers escaped unharmed from the submerged vehicle and waited on its roof for police and fire rescue crews.
The driver placed the first call to emergency services while still inside the sinking van.
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