A car falls into 140 ft deep well, one dead

Bhavnagar, 15 November 2013

Update

The car has been pulled out. Manjibhai Harjibhai Vavadia was driving the car. He is dead. There was none other in the car.

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A Wagon-R car carrying possibly two persons fell into a 140 ft deep well near Vartej in Bhavnagar district today morning.

According to first hand details available at this time, the Ahmedabad passing car of one Manjibhai was speeding when its tyre burst and the driver lost control over the vehicle. The car fell into the well located next to the highway. Manjibhai’s relatives rushed to the place from Vartej and told rescuers that Manjibhai alone left home to fuel the car today morning.

Police, Fire brigade, district administration teams in Bhavnagar have started rescue efforts. Thick layers of mud are causing challenge to rescue operation. The administration has decided to pull out mud and water. After some dewatering a car has been spotted inside 30 ft level of water.