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Drinks driver tips car into the Cotswolds village river

A DRINK driver fell into a river with the car landing upside down in the water.

The incident took place on New Year’s Eve in Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds. The picture shared on Twitter by the Cotswolds Police shows the overturned car in the Windrush River.

Parking at Bourton on the Water has always been a problem, but we do not recommend parking in the water. Driver arrested on the side of the road after a positive breath test. #dontdrinkanddrive pic.twitter.com/HLxUToUbQF

– Cotswolds Police (@CotswoldsPolice) December 31, 2021

A black mini was pictured on its roof in the water near the shore while police officers watched on the scene.

A Cotswolds Police spokesman said: “Parking at Bourton on the Water has always been a problem, but we do not recommend parking in the water. The driver was arrested on the side of the road after a positive breath test.”

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