River where three men drowned in 4x4 while trying to cross was scene of near tragedy three years earlier when another car was swept away before driver hauled himself out of window and grabbed onto a t

The river where three men drowned in a four-by-four while trying to cross it is the same site that almost claimed another thrill-seeking motorist's life almost three years ago. We get them at midnight and one of clock in the morning' An aerial view of the jeep being pulled from the river after three men were found dead at the scene The vehicle had to be pulled from the river by a tractor following the tragedy The four-by-four would have gone past this sign warning the ford was 'unsuitable for motor vehicles', locals said Tragedy struck on a cobbled ford laid hundreds of years ago across the River Esk outside the village of Glaisdale on the North York Moors - near a spot known locally as as 'The End of the Line'. Pictured is the fast-flowing ford, dubbed by locals as 'the end of the line' The 4x4 vehicle being recovered from the River Esk near Glaisdale after it had been 'swept away' A similar incident took place in January 2021 when a four-by-four was swept into the River Esk Flowers were left at the scene of the incident where three men drowned after they tried to cross a river in a 4x4 'There were 25 or 30 police cars and vans, the fire brigade and local farmers who sorted it. A tractor pulled the vehicle out of the water after it had been 'swept away' with three men inside Emergency services scrambled to the scene near Glaisdale at 11:48am yesterday following reports of a serious incident involving a vehicle This is the muddy track that leads down to the perilous ford at the River Esk The ford, which is next to a footbridge has a warning sign saying it is ‘not suitable for motor vehicles’ Locals have cars are often swept away in the ford. Pictured: Emergency services at the scene Three men were been found dead after their 4x4 crashed into the River Esk in the North York Moors Two other locals, Rosie and Andrew Dale, said they were with Mr Ford when he got the call to help.