Newly-purchased Car Falls into Water, Retrieved with Help of Crane
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Jun 29: A newly-purchased Maruti Suzuki Swift fell into the backwaters of Bunder port here on Wednesday June 29. The car belonging to one Abu Hurair of Ullal was parked by his driver and Hurair had gone to his office nearby.
At around 1 pm he was informed by one shopkeeper in Bunder area that his car had fallen into the water. It is said that as the car was parked in neutral gear it moved on its own and fell off the edge into the water. The driver had gone off somewhere at the time of the incident.
When Hurair arrived at the spot the front part of the car was sunk in water, but parking lights were on. The vehicle was bought just last week and was yet to be registered.
A crane lifted the car out after two people opened the car's back door and secured it with a rope. The efforts went on till around 3 pm. The locals who had gathered in large numbers also lent their hand.
When the car was out of the water, it started honking by itself, much to the amusement of the people and worry of the owner. No major damages were noticed on the car.