No sign of driver of car in Avon

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33381, 13 November 1973, Page 18

No sign of driver of car in Avon

Policemen were search, ing the banks of the Avon. River late last evening for the driver of an early model car which struck a tree iii. Dallington Terrace andplunged into the water. Two residents heard the splash about 9 pm. and rushed outside to see the car about a third of the; way across the river near the northern bank. Thewindscreen was broken and the front door was partly open, but there was no sign of the driver. Several residents climbed; into the river, about 4ft deep at the time, and looked around the vehicle before it was hauled out. Two policemen were stationed at a bridge downstream to play a spotlight on any large objects which floated past, although the river was very murky. An ambulance and a dinghy were brought to the area, and a police diver was called In to direct the search. A police spokesman said last evening it was possible that the car had been pushed into the river.