Tragedy On The Canal: Two Dead, Three Injured After Car Flips Into Canal Near Mont Clare, Reports Say

Two people have died and three have been injured after a car flipped into the canal in Mont Clare near Lock 60 late Monday night, 6 ABC reports.

It is not clear what caused the incident.

Sirens sounded throughout Mont Clare and the north end of Phoenixville late Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday morning as a water rescue progressed in the canal.

Eyewitnesses from across the river reported hearing a man that sounded scared yelling for help from the water.

Rescue crews were initially called to the Towpath near the railroad overpass at 11:39 p.m.

Law enforcement with flashing lights were still gathered in the parking lot of Lock 60 well after 1 a.m.

The driver was one of the survivors that was taken to hospital. The condition of the survivors is not known at this time.

This is a developing story. Please check back for more information as it becomes available.