Car driven by man, 90, gets stuck on footbridge

A car being driven by a 90-year-old man along a footpath became stuck when it reached a bollard.

Humberside Police were called to reports of a vehicle being driven along the footpath on Clive Sullivan Way towards Hessle Foreshore shortly before 11:00 BST.

The force said no pedestrians were injured but a 90-year-old man was issued with a traffic offence report for driving without due care.

The car has since been removed, along with the bollard at the end of the footbridge.

Hessle Ward councillor David Nolan said this type of incident has happened before and called for a bollard to be put in place on Ferry Road.

"It looks funny but it must be quite scary for the people involved," Nolan said.

"There is a 'no vehicle entry' sign on Ferry Road, before you get into the footbridge.

"Some drivers ignore it, drive over the footbridge and then go into a spiral, which eventually ends up to a bollard and it'd be impossible to reverse back out."

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the bollard at the end of the footbridge was removed so the car could be safely recovered.

A spokesperson said the bollard would be replaced as soon as possible.

The council said it would seek to recover any costs from the recovery of the vehicle and the reinstatement of the bollard where appropriate.

The council added it was aware of other incidents of vehicles driving down the footpath.

The spokesperson said: "Previous bollards installed at the Ferry Road entrance have been repeatedly damaged or removed without authorisation.

"The council will continue to review appropriate measures to deter unauthorised access and protect the route for its intended users."

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