Car sinks into loch at popular Scots country park as man charged
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A MAN has been charged after a small car rolled into a loch and sank.
Visitors to Strathclyde Country Park in Motherwell were stunned when they spotted the motor drifting in the water yesterday.
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A man has been charged after a car sank in the loch at Strathclyde Park
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Onlookers were left amazed as the small hatchback slowly disappeared from view
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Day trippers gathered round in amazement as the motor slowly submerged below the waterline.
In footage, one onlooker can be heard joking: "Excuse me, you can't park there."
A small boat was spotted making its way towards the car as it began to sink.
It is not clear exactly how the hatchback ended up in the loch.
Cops rushed to banks of Strathclyde Loch around 7.20pm after the alarm was raised.
Firecrews were also dispatched to the scene.
The vehicle was later recovered and fortunately nobody was hurt.
But officers have charged a man over an alleged road traffic offence.
A Police Scotland spokesperson told the Daily Record: 'We were made aware of a car that had rolled into the water at Strathclyde Loch around 7.20pm on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
'Emergency services attended, the vehicle was recovered, and no one was injured.
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"One man was charged in connection with a road traffic offence.'
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been contacted for comment.
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