A car apparently lost control and broke through the fencing of a water treatment plant in Thakurpukur and plunged into the water around 10feet below on Friday afternoon.

A man’s body was fished out of the water an hour later. Police said they would continue searching the water body on Saturday in case there was anyone else in the car.

A driving license found in the car read “Sonai Ghosh”, a resident of RN Tagore Road in Thakurpukur. The police said late on Friday the victim was Sanjit Das and he was driving his friend’s car.

The incident happened around 3.45pm when people at Dhalipara Jheelpark spotted a car travelling fast towards the water treatment plant, the police said.

“The car was moving at a high speed. Before any of us could react, it rammed into the mesh fencing of the water body and fell into the water,” aid an eyewitness.

Personnel of the disaster management group started the rescue operation around 4.30pm, the police said.

“All the windows and doors were closed when the car was pulled out of the water. On opening the driver’s door, water gushed out of the car and a man was found in an unconscious state on the driver’s seat,” said an officer of Haridevpur police station.

The man was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead.