Chaos at Scots beach as van ends up submerged in the sea (2025)

A picture taken from the scene showed people looking puzzled as they tried to work out how to pull the van out of the water.

A van became submerged in the water at a beach in Fife today. Chaos was sparked in Burntisland after the driver got caught out by the high tide on Friday.

A picture taken from the scene showed people looking puzzled as they tried to work out how to pull the van out of the water, as the mercury hit 19C.

Three jet-skis could be seen dotted around the van, which appeared to be submerged in the sea. However, after a picture was shared on social media, locals appeared to have little sympathy for the van driver.

One person said: "That's one way too cool off from the hot weather. Hope they brought a towel!" Another joked: "It’s clearly a submarine disguised as a transit..."

Thankfully a truck driver soon came to the rescue as footage emerged of the van being slowly pulled out of the water. The rescue comes as sunseekers across the country soak up the rays before the heatwave ends this weekend.

On Thursday police blocked the road to nearby Silver Sands beach in Aberdour after hundreds of revellers flocked to the coast. Visitors were being turned away and roads were expected to be closed throughout the afternoon with the fields adjacent to the beach car park being opened for parking to ease congestion.

It's understood officers were also stopping traffic from accessing the beauty spot at Hawkcraig Road. Councillor David Barratt, who represents the area, was helping with traffic management at the beach. He said emergency services had struggled to access the area due to the high volume of visitors.

Sadly, while Scotland has experienced a prolonged period of high pressure which has brought with it beautiful sunny skies and dry weather, that is all set to change this weekend as the low pressure returns.

This will bring with it some unwelcome gifts of cloud, rain and showers, along with lower temperatures. It may be time to bring back out your cosy jumpers as we are set to drop back down to highs of 11 by Sunday.

Met Office's Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly explained: "A change is on the way this weekend, as we say goodbye to the wall-to-wall sunshine. High pressure sinks southwards and allows low pressure to take hold bringing more cloud, rain and showers, and also lower temperatures.

"The far northwest of Scotland will start to see the change as rain and drizzle lingers into Saturday. The weekend will start dry for much of the UK, with the best of the sunshine in Scotland and northern and eastern England, where maximum temperatures of 23°C could be reached."

While temperatures still seem to be high on Saturday, things are predicted to take a dip on Sunday - especially in Scotland.

Jason continued: "By Sunday, conditions will be fresher, with sunny spells and light to moderate winds. Showers will be most frequent in the west and northwest, where they could be heavy, bringing a risk of isolated thunderstorms and hail.

"Precipitation may be wintry over the highest ground, over 600 metres. Many eastern and southeastern areas are likely to stay dry and rather warm following clearance of early rain, whereas temperatures will be much cooler in the northwest of the UK."