AROUND 10:00 hrs on Tuesday morning, along the railway embankment in the vicinity of Blygezight and Conversation Tree, Greater Georgetown, a Toyota Spacio PRR 3450 swerved from a speeding vehicle and ended up in the nearby canal.Fortunately, the driver managed to escape from the up-turned vehicle, albeit in a traumatised and unstable state. The unnamed driver sought help from passers-by, which then resulted in traffic slowing to a crawl along the railway embankment. He was unable to provide any comments to this publication.

Eyewitnesses confirmed that there were a few persons travelling in the vehicle when it swerved into the canal. Fortunately, no injuries were caused. Eventually, the police arrived and eased the tension.