Driver drowned as car sinks in Jebel Ali Port

Mohammed Rafiq drowned when his car "rolled into the water at Jebel Ali Port after he dozed off", according to a report in '7Days'.

The 49-year-old Bangladeshi driver who worked for a ship maintenance firm had gone to Jebel Ali along with an engineer who had to carry out some work on a ship. "On completing his work, the engineer couldn't find the car or his driver," said the paper.

Eventually the car was found underwater.

According to a Dubai Police source, "the car's handbrake was off and the vehicle may have rolled into the water".

Investigations are still on.

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