Screengrab of a video showing a vehicle being washed away in the Charlton Gully in St Andrew amid a downpour Wednesday.
September 27, 2023
WATCH: Driver escapes being swept away in Charlton Gully
A driver narrowly escaped being swept away in the Charlton Gully in St Andrew on Wednesday.
Observer Online understands that about 3pm, the driver was travelling in his car from Charlton Avenue towards Shortwood Road amid a downpour when, upon reaching the Charlton Gully, he attempted to cross the flooded roadway in the vehicle.
An eyewitness video of the incident shows the vehicle getting into difficulties in the flood waters before being washed down the gully.
A police source told Observer Online that the driver managed to escape after the vehicle’s journey downstream came to a halt in shallow waters.
The source said the driver eventually was able to drive out of the gully as the water receded.