That sinking feeling... Driver escapes BMW after ploughing into Herne Bay stream
Published: 13:00, 31 August 2012
Updated: 13:01, 31 August 2012
The submerged BMW in a stream in Marshside
by Lauren Fruen
A driver clambered from this £40,000 BMW after it ploughed into a stream near Herne Bay.
The man miraculously escaped unhurt after veering off the road and into 5ft of water.
A gadget in the car alerted police, who arrived to find it submerged in North Stream, Marshside.
The driver had managed to get out of the 59-plate car, worth about £40,000.
The vehicle had sent an automatic emergency call with details of its whereabouts on Tuesday night.
The driver of this BMW miraculously escaped after it ploughed into a stream
Stewart Tophill, 36, who lives in North Stream, passed the car in the water.
He said: "I thought, that's an X6 - that's a nice car.
"But this is the third time this has happened in the last year already. It's mental."
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