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Moment car rolls off port & NOSEDIVES into boat before plunging into sea as driver tries to stop it with his bare hands

THIS is the shock moment a car rolled off a wharf and nosedived into a fishing boat before plunging to the sea.

The driver desperately tried to save the motor with his bare hands – but it ended up sinking to the bottom of the port.

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The driver desperately tried to stop the car from falling in as it rolled to the edgeCredit: Facebook

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But the car pushed the vessel outCredit: Facebook

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The car then falls boot first into the waterCredit: Facebook

CCTV captures the black hatchback rolling forward and nosediving off the wharf of Camarinas in the northwest Spanish region of Galicia.

Its owner looks on shocked and watches the car hit the boat with its back wheels still on ground level.

He desperately tries to grab the car to stop it from falling in.

But the Pedro do Mar begins to be pushed out into the water by the car, causing the car to drop further down the wharf.

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Eventually it falls boot first into the water, before sliding off the boat and bobbing around in the sea.

Local newspaper Correo Gallego said the mishap happened when a tourist in the Spanish area forgot to pull up the handbrake.

Several others saw the car roll forward and hit the Pedra do Mar ship and tried to help.

But it was too heavy to stop from falling into the sea between the boat and the wharf.

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The vehicle has since been seized and the owner now faces a fine for parking in a place where it was not permitted to do so, El Mundo reported.

Spaniards who saw the clip joked about what the car was doing in the water.

2 women found dead as car sinks after falling off Fisher Island ferry and into water

One said: “Diving courses are becoming more and more sophisticated.

“That’s what I call a perfect self-dive.”

Another wrote: “Is it allowed in Galicia to take away the parking space from boats by pushing?”

While a third posted: “You put that in rice overnight and it works.”

An inexperienced motorist in China had a similar issue with his car just moments after passing a driving test.

The driver was reading text messages from friends congratulating him on passing his exam when he took his eyes off the road.

He then took a wrong turn onto a walking bridge, having to swerve to avoid pedestrians and going straight into icy water.

It comes after a Tesla was pulled from the Danube near Budapest last year.

How the Model X went into the water remains a mystery – but the car sold for £20,000 the very next day.

Pictures of the crew trying to pull the vehicle to the surface were posted on Reddit with users trying to guess how the accident happened.

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The tourist parked his car but forgot to put the handbrake onCredit: Facebook

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The motor falls front first onto the Pedro do MarCredit: Facebook

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It then plunges into the water and bobs aroundCredit: Facebook

Pregnant woman rescued from car as it dangles over harbour’s edge

By Ben Perrin

A THREE-month pregnant motorist told how she suffered a suspected fault to an electronic handbrake as her car horrifyingly rolled backwards over a marina wall.

The stricken driver was trapped inside her automatic Volkswagen Golf estate, which ended up wedged between the jetty and a pontoon.

Pictures of the dramatic scene showed her at the wheel of the dark blue-coloured car, which was perilously balanced in an upright position above the 3 metre-deep harbour water.

Firefighters used a winch to hold the vehicle safely in position in Ramsgate, Kent.

Crews freed the victim – aged in her late 20s or early 30s – and she managed to climb up a ladder to safety.

Social Media Asia Editor

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