A STOLEN van was dumped in a water-filled ditch in Ramsey Forty Foot. Emergency services were called just after 6.30am on Monday (March 22) to reports of a vehicle in the water along the Forty Foot Bank. The van was on its side and slightly visible.

A STOLEN van was dumped in a water-filled ditch in Ramsey Forty Foot.

Emergency services were called just after 6.30am on Monday (March 22) to reports of a vehicle in the water along the Forty Foot Bank.

The van was on its side and slightly visible.

No one was inside the vehicle and the driver was not at the scene.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire police said the van had been stolen and abandoned.

He said: "It was unclear how the van got into the water, we will know more once it has been recovered."

The road remained closed in both directions at 8.40am.

INFORMATION: Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0345 4564564.