A boy managed to get out of a Nissan Elgrand he plunged off a pier in Nuku‘alofa yesterday afternoon, said an unconfirmed source of information.
He was allegedly unscathed and no one else was in the van when it was driven into the water, the source said.
Police could not be reached for comment but sources said the boy allegedly ‘borrowed’ the keys from his father.
The van was later recovered from the sea by crane after divers secured a cable to it.
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