[VIDEO] Car Slides Off Ferry in Mombasa, Sinks into the Indian Ocean

A vehicle slid off MV Harambee ferry and sunk into the Indian Ocean in Mombasa on Sunday evening.

Rescue operation for the occupants of the car was launched immediately after the 6.15 pm incident but was called off about an hour later due to darkness, Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) said. 

The accident occurred after the Toyota ISIS car reversed and plunged into the ocean midstream, KFS said in a statement.

In videos shared on social media, commuters aboard the ferry could be seen watching helplessly as the car sunk into the ocean several meters from the vessel.

“The cause of the accident is still under investigations…Neither the car nor the occupants have been retrieved. The salvage operation has been called off because of darkness. The operations of the ferries has not affected by the incident,” the KFS statement read.

There were three occupants in the car including two female adults and a child, according to Kenya Red Cross Mombasa County Coordinator Mohamed Rajab Said.