Motorist drives off pier following SatNav device directions
Polish motorist drives straight off a pier after blindly following his SatNav
The Polish man drove off the end of the pier on the outskirts of Hamburg
He told police that he was following the directions on his SatNav device
The man claimed it was very dark and didn't realise he needed a ferry
All four people escaped the car safely but the Lancia was written off
The man, who has not been named, tried to blame his misfortune on blindly following his SatNavf
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A driver in Germany drove his car off the end of a ferry terminal pier after following the directions on his satellite navigation device.
The motorist had been ordered by his satnav to enter the pier to cross the River Elba south of Hamburg.
Unfortunately for the driver, he did not notice that the ferry was on the far bank of the river and continued blissfully unaware he was seconds away from the water.
The Polish motorist and his passengers ended up driving into the River Elba, pictured, near Hamburg
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Luckily, the 62-year-old driver, and his passengers, a 34-year-old woman and two 17-year-old boys, managed to escape from the rapidly sinking vehicle and swim back to the shore.
The four visitors suffered hypothermia following their unexpected dip in the River Elba.
The accident happened in pitch darkness at 5am. The pier did not have any street lighting and the motorist must have not seen signs warning about the river.
