Brit woman killed after Fiat Punto swerves off road into canal in horror crash as cops spot car during patrol in Italy
A BRITISH woman has died after her car crashed, rolled and entered a a canal in Italy.
Police spotted the vehicle in the water half-hidden among vegetation during a routine patrol and raised the alarm in Caserta, southern Italy.
Firefighters used ladders to reach the car and open it using specialist equipment before discovering the body of the 44-year-old victim inside.
After attempts to revive her failed, the woman was sadly pronounced dead at the scene and her body was transported to the nearby Institute for Forensic Medicine for an autopsy.
Local media reported that CCTV footage of the tragic accident obtained by police showed the unnamed woman crashing after hitting a pothole on a wet road.
Her Fiat Punto is understood to have flipped over before entering the canal water.
Police made the tragic discovery at around 9am yesterday morning, and immediately called for assistance.
The scene of the accident is near the commune of Villa Literno, Caserta, 15 miles northwest of the southern Italian city Naples.
The Brit is understood to have lived in Pozzuoli, a suburb of Naples, but the purpose of her trip is not yet known.
Her car was winched out of the water using a crane after her body had been extracted.
There have been no indications that anyone else was in the vehicle at the time, but the police investigation is ongoing this morning.
