Close shave for car driver as vehicle fell into Bhakra canal

Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, December 12

A car driver had a miraculous escape as the vehicle fell into Bhakra canal here on Saturday night.

According to information, Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Jagatpura in Mohali, was returning home from a wedding in an inebriated state when he veered off the road and landed in Bhakra canal near Floating Restaurant Sirhind. Luck was on his side as a window of the car opened and he swam to safety.

Thereafter, he made a call on ‘112’, informing the police that someone snatched his car on the GT Road. A police team rushed to the spot.

DSP Manjit Singh said when he reached the spot and questioned him, he narrated the truth that his car fell into the canal and he managed to swim out while the car was still in the canal.

The DSP said with the help of divers and a crane, the car was fished out today.

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