QUICK-thinking students from the University of Reading jumped to the rescue of a contractor whose vehicle ended up in Whiteknights Lake this morning (Monday).
At around 11.15am, the employee of accommodation partner UPP was driving the small vehicle near the lake when it somehow became submerged in the water.
Passing students, who wished to remain anonymous, rushed to the man’s rescue, helping him out of the vehicle and then onto dry land.
A fire crew from Caversham Road’s water rescue unit were deployed to the Earley campus, and the man was taken to hospital as a precaution but is believed to have not sustained any injuries.
The vehicle has since been removed from the lake.
A spokesperson for the university said: “We are not sure how the vehicle came to be int he water, but the incident is being investigated by UPP and the University.”
