During Tuesday evening, police, emergency services and ambulance were alerted to Djulö outside Katrineholm as a motorist drove off the road and ended up in a waterway.

Got out of the car himself

At the same time as a rescue service was on the way to the scene, the driver must have gotten out of the car when it began to let in water, according to police.

Just a few minutes later, the car did not appear as it had sunk into the water.

The driver, who is a man aged 45, was taken to hospital with an ambulance for control. The man is not currently suspected of any crime.