‘Lucky’ escape after Mercedes flips on ‘notorious’ icy road and lands in brook

A man and woman had a “lucky” escape after their car slid on a “notorious” icy road and ended up overturned in a rhyne, a witness said.

Local farmer Christopher, who did not wish to give his surname, said he saw the car driving down Backwell Bow, in North Somerset, on Thursday morning before skidding on ice and landing on its side in the water.

He said the two care workers were travelling home at the end of a night shift and were helped out of the car.

“No one was injured, luckily. It could have been so much worse,” he said.