KOLKATA: A 42-year-old company government, who was studying to drive a newly bought automotive, died after the automobile plunged right into a pond in Kestopur on Wednesday morning.Cops suspect that she had presumably pressed the accelerator as a substitute of the automotive brake whereas attempting to take the automobile out of a storage for practise.The deceased, Sumitra Das, was trapped contained in the automotive after it sank within the 10-12ft-deep pond close to Prafulla Kanan West off VIP Highway.Locals dived within the pond to rescue her however failed following which cops and hearth brigade had been referred to as who may lastly elevate the automotive out of the water greater than one-and-half-hours after the incident.By the point the automotive could possibly be pulled up and the gate was opened, the girl had died. It appeared in a determined try and get out of the automobile she had tried to return to the backseat and break open the windshield and home windows however had failed. Her physique was discovered face sunk within the backseat whereas her legs had been nonetheless on the driving force’s seat.The incident occurred round 7.45am. Relations mentioned Das had taken her daughter to the bus cease and returned dwelling. She then went to the storage to take out the household’s two-month-old automotive. The storage, positioned round 100 metres from their residence, has a banquet facility and a parking space subsequent to the water physique.Based on witnesses, whereas Das was making an attempt to drive the automobile in direction of the street, it all of a sudden moved ahead and plunged into the pond reverse the storage. Listening to the commotion, a number of native residents rushed to the spot. Some even jumped into the pond in an try and rescue her, however had been unable to succeed in her contained in the submerged automobile.The automotive’s central locking system had apparently engaged after the automobile fell into the water, making it troublesome for Das to get out, cops suspect.“The automotive all of a sudden moved ahead and went straight into the pond. She was studying to drive, so it’s doable that she pressed the accelerator as a substitute of the brake,” mentioned neighbour Sujan Sen, who was current when the automobile was retrieved.One other neighbour, Deepak Dutta, mentioned residents had typically seen Das studying to drive the brand new automotive. “Earlier, the household would normally rent a driver or have another person drive. On Wednesday, nevertheless she herself tried to take the automotive out when the accident occurred,” he mentioned.Das lived along with her husband Krishnendu Das, who runs a enterprise, and their daughter in a flat on the third ground of a G+4 constructing in Prafulla Kanan. The household had bought the automotive round two months in the past.Police mentioned Das was getting ready to acquire her driving licence and was scheduled to look for the driving take a look at on Aug 22. She had reportedly been practising driving the automotive in preparation for the take a look at.Her sudden dying left her household and neighbours shocked. Police despatched Das’s physique for autopsy and have began an investigation into the circumstances resulting in the accident.
