A man whose father escaped from floodwater at the spot where a couple died says action must be taken.
Police have appealed for anyone who was on Queens Drive and saw what happened on Saturday, or stopped to try and help, to come forward and a file has been passed to the coroner.
Amateur footage of what happened appeared to show water gushing on to the road, which dips under a bridge, and Met Office data showed rainfall of more than 32mm an hour was measured nearby.Elaine and Philip Marco died after getting stuck in their car in deep floodwater on Saturday James, who asked for only his first name to be used, said what happened had been "horrific" and had triggered memories of his father's escape.He said the spot under the bridge had a "tendency to flood" and it was difficult to gauge the depth of the water.
He said his father had driven through standing water there several times and "must have misjudged the depth" when he got stuck."Fortunately, he managed to escape the vehicle through the back door and was successfully rescued by the fire brigade," he said. He said when he arrived at the scene to take John home, his father's car was fully submerged and he could only see part of the roof.He said action needed to be taken so it "can't ever happen again".
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