The road of 'hell' kills more than 100 people in the UK

Broomway is known as the "death" road in England, where 100 people were killed.

If you look at the Essex coastline, between the Crouch River and the Thames, you'll see a road marked with broken lines, extending from a place called Wakering Stairs and running east, straight to the sea. The road bends to the northeast, about 2km long from the shore, connecting to the fishing center in a low-lying, little-known swamp.

The road on the map of England.(Photo: Flickr).

It was Broomway Road , called "The Doomway" by the Edwardian newspaper (the road of death). More than 100 people have died here over the centuries and many other mysterious victims are not recorded. 66 intact corpses were buried in the land of Foulness church.

Even on official British maps there was a warning line: 'The road through Maplin Sands is extremely dangerous. Tourists need to seek help from local authorities'.

Broomway is formed from sand and mud stretches. When the tide recedes, it can only support the weight of a pedestrian, but when the tide rises , the sand will drift faster than the speed of human running.

In addition, disorientation is also a threat to visitors. Especially in foggy or rainy weather, the surrounding scenery is exactly the same, you won't know which side to go. Worse, not everywhere on the road is sure, you can completely sink. On the way, if you encounter barriers and prohibition signs, you absolutely cannot touch them because it is most likely a bomb.

The path of death has claimed many lives.(Photo: Adrian Miller).

The name Broomway (broom line) comes from 400 brooms placed on the side of the road, to mark the hard and safe passage in the middle. By 1932, this road was the only way to Foulness Island, which was isolated between impassable creeks. Foulness was controlled and bought by the British Ministry of Defense during World War I for the purpose of research and artillery testing on sand.

However, many people have ignored all warnings, surpassing Broomway in the dense fog weather. This is an extremely difficult journey, the lucky ones will reach Maypole, the pillar marking the tide. Then they were forced to turn their heads back, otherwise the tide would soon rush and sink the road as if it had never existed.