Miraculous escape for four as car falls into canal

August 05, 2022 09:46 pm | Updated 11:43 pm IST - KOTTAYAM

The car that plunged into a swollen canal at Parochal in Kottayam on Thursday.

The car that plunged into a swollen canal at Parochal in Kottayam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: VISHNU PRATHAP

Four persons had a miraculous escape when the car in which they were travelling fell into a waterbody near Nattakom in Kottayam on Thursday night. According to the police, Soniya, her mother Sosamma, her three-month-old daughter, and their relative Anish were rescued by local people.

Reportedly, the accident happened after the driver of the vehicle took the wrong direction following Google Maps. They were heading to Kumbanad in Pathanamthitta from Ernakulam when the vehicle plunged into a canal around 10.30 p.m.

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