Man dies as car falls into Sidhwan Canal

A 29-year-old man of Ghulal village died when his Maruti Swift car fell into the Sidhwan Canal near Ajnaud village while he was travelling from Raikot towards his village late on Sunday night.

The body, along with the car, was taken out early on Monday morning after onlookers saw tyres of the car in the canal. The post-mortem examination will be conducted on Tuesday. A case under Section 194 of the BNS has been registered at the Doraha police station.

The deceased has been identified as Paramveer Singh of Ghulal village. He had gone to meet his friends at Raikot and was returning home when his car fell into the Sidhwan Canal at midnight. Onlookers saw the tyres of the car in the canal in the morning and informed the police, which took out the vehicle along with the body of the victim.

Harpreet Singh, a neighbour and close friend of the deceased, said Paramveer was the elder son of his the family and he had a three-year-old son. He had returned from Dubai to look after his family after his father breathed his last seven months ago.

He said the car of Paramveer fell upside down due to which he could not come out of the vehicle and save his life despite the fact that the water level was low at the accident scene. Moreover, the victim was a bit bulky due to which his rescue became impossible. Onlookers saw the tyres of the car in the canal early in the morning and informed the police, he said.

Doraha SHO Akash Dutt said the accident might occurred due to the error of judgment by the driver amid the downpour. “The body will be sent for a post-mortem examination on Tuesday. A case under Section 194 of the BNS has been registered,” he said.