Cornwall officials urge tourists to ‘engage brains’ after car swept into sea

Family car washed away at high tide near St Agnes after driver became stuck on a steep slipway while doing a three-point turn

Bemused residents and tourism officials in Cornwall have urged visitors to engage their brains" after a family car got washed into the sea near St Agnes.

In the second such incident at Trevaunance Cove in the past eight months, the vehicle was swept away at high tide after the driver got stuck on a steep slipway while doing a three-point turn.