New Car Slips Into A Watery Grave
“With its windscreen wipers still frantically ticking away, the driver of this brand new car must have experienced a sinking feeling as he watched his vehicle slip into a watery grave. The male motorist was driving in the South African city of Durban when his car took the plunge, forcing him to abandon ship. Engineers said the road had been weakened by a burst pipe sending ‘torrents of water’ down the street, seriously weakening the tarmac. Police and paramedics were called along with a tow truck which managed to pull the black VW Polo X from its pool. Despite the high profile hiccup, the driver has since kept a low profile as the South African media attempt to unmask him. A spokesman for paramedic service Netcare 911 said: The driver had managed to clamber from the car as it sank and was uninjured. The vehicle was almost completely submerged and the windscreen wipers were still working away.” w/ photos
