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A 32-year-old woman who works at the harbour in Gqeberha drowned in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Spokepserson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says the victim, who worked at the vehicle terminal was driving a Ford Ranger Cab onto a vessel when she suddenly accelerated.
According to witnesses she then hit a barrier and the vehicle ended up in the water.
Captain Janse van Rensburg says the woman could not exit the car, which disappeared underwater.
Her body was retrieved and taken to the mortuary.
The victim's name will only be released once her loved ones have been informed.
Police divers and authorities at the harbour are busy retrieving the vehicle from the ocean.
