See video of bus drive through 3ft of flood water in East Sussex

The no 99 Stagecoach bus, which runs from Hastings to Eastbourne, was heading to Eastbourne when it came up against the flooded road under the bridge in Bexhill.

It was captured driving through the water and the video was posted on YouTube on the urban rot channel, which has more than 3,500 subscribers.

The video has been viewed more than 85,000 times as of today (Monday, November 6).

The bus is then seen stopping at a bus stop with passengers disembarking, while water gushes out from the main doors as they open.

Later several cars are seen attempting to pass through the water under the bridge, some succeeding, while others turning back.

At one point the fire service was called out to assist a number of occupants in one car that got stuck under the bridge.

A spokesperson for Stagecoach said "We are aware of this incident, and are taking it extremely seriously.

“The safety of our passengers and colleagues is our highest priority. We have very clear protocols in place regarding floodwater situations and we are actively investigating the incident at Bexhill on Saturday.”

Many places in the county saw torrential rainfall on Saturday, just days after Storm Ciarán brought power cuts and travel chaos to Sussex.

Heavy rain also caused severe flooding near Cooden Beach station, just outside Bexhill on Saturday, meaning no trains could stop there.