Amazon van gets stuck in 'dangerous' mudflats after driver follows GPS route

An Amazon delivery van ended up stuck in the mud near a military firing range after its driver followed GPS directions onto a hazardous tidal path, officials said.

HM Coastguard Southend said it was called out after the van drove via Wakering Stairs onto The Broomway – a roughly six-mile, 600-year-old walking route that stretches into the Thames Estuary – while attempting to reach Foulness Island.

The Broomway is not intended for vehicles and should only be attempted on foot with a guide familiar with the surrounding mud flats...