India, Dec. 18 -- A 30-year-old car driver escaped with minor injuries after losing control of his vehicle while trying to avoid a stray animal and plunged into a 10-feet-deep open drain due to low visibility in Noida Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) area late Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.

"Around 7am, a police patrolling vehicle spotted that a car had plunged into an open drain close to NSEZ Gate number 2. There was no one inside the car," said an officer, who rushed to the spot after receiving the information.

The Maruti Suzuki Swift was retrieved using a hydraulic crane after hours of effort. Due to onlookers, traffic was briefly affected in the area around 8 am.

The car is registered in the name of Rameshwaram Singh, a resid...