THIS is the shocking moment a car catapulted into a swimming pool after smashing through a glass wall.
Shards of glass and wheels went flying as the driver, 74, accelerated into Hanam Sports Centre in South Korea and submerged her car.
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The white car blasted through the glass wall – straight at an unsuspecting swimmer Credit: Jam Press
The car plunged into the pool from 16ft Credit: Jam Press
Dramatic footage shows the vehicle flipping over and falling into the pool, narrowly missing a swimmer and leaving two hospitalised.
The bizarre mishap unfolded on Saturday when the woman, a member of the swimming club, was driving off after a dip.
The pensioner accidentally put the car in reverse, crashed into another vehicle in the car park and then accelerated forwards.
The car then mounted a small curb, smashed through the gym’s glass wall and plunged almost vertically into the water.
Shattered pieces of car and oil float in the public pool Credit: JamPress
The car was utterly destroyed in the bizarre mishap Credit: JamPress
Around eight to 10 people were swimming in the pool at the time when the car flew through the wall.
They snapped into action and scrambled to free the trapped pensioner.
One witness said: “Swimmers pulled the driver out of the submerged car, and an instructor performed CPR”.
The driver told onlookers she had severe chest pains and was immediately rushed to hospital.
The pool was showered with wheels and shards of car and glass Credit: JamPress
The shocking plunge left two people hospitalised Credit: Jam Press
A female swimmer in her 50s was also hospitalised for minor cuts from the broken glass.
Police have now launched an investigation.
They confirmed that the driver had not been drinking – but the pensioner nonetheless told cops that she “does not remember anything about the incident”.
Investigators looking at CCTV have noted the lack of robust barriers between the car park and the glass wall of the sports centre.
Last year a mum ploughed her car into a pool with her daughter after mixing up the gas pedal with the brakes.
The 38-year-old woman drove her Jaguar XF into the indoor pool after crashing through a glass window – leaving onlookers shocked.
Her 5-year-old daughter was still inside the car when it went down in the water.
Two live guards jumped in to rescue the trapped mother and her child.
