Narmadapuram, Feb 7 || Three people died after a car they were travelling in plunged into the Patharauta canal on the Bhopal-Betul National Highway in Itarsi on Friday night after breaking the railing. The bodies were recovered last night, while the car was taken out of the canal with a cane on Saturday.
According to information, the tragic incident occurred as the I-20 car went out of control and fell into the canal after breaking through the railing of the bridge.
Later, a video surfaced on social media showing an eyewitness jumping into the canal to save them, however, he could not open the doors of the car.
The incident occurred around midnight when the I-20 car was going from Kesla towards Itarsi.
The three young men in the car had apparently been consuming alcohol, as a bottle of liquor was found in the vehicle.
The way the car broke through the railing and fell into the canal suggests that it was travelling at a very high speed and the driver lost control of the vehicle.