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French coach driver attempts tightest U-turn ever after getting stuck on a Devon slip way

French tourists got a one-of-a-kind view of the River Dart after their bus driver was forced to perform a U-turn on a ferry slip way.

Carrying out the perfect manoeuvre can be tricky when you have ample room so spare a thought for the driver who had to slowly shunt the coach backwards and forwards.

And it wasn't only the tight space that left the driver hot under the collar, a queue of cars built up behind the vehicle, as well as curious passersby.

French coach driver attempts tightest U-turn ever after getting stuck on a Devon slip way Credit: Wessex News

The coach-load of tourists found themselves stuck on slipway after the driver tried to board the ferry on the Kingswear side of the River Dart - only to get turned back.

Unable to reverse back up the way he had come, the driver had no other option than to attempt the U-turn.

Triple-axle coaches are not permitted to use the ferry as they are usually overweight.

Experience has shown that damage can occur to the rear of the vehicle during loading and unloading. There are clear signs in place to warn drivers.

– Dartmouth Higher Ferry spokeman