In a race against time‚ police search and rescue divers are trying to reach Pretoria man swept off a low water bridge in his car. The 40-year-old man is still believed to be trapped in his car‚ which was swept off a bridge in Horingneskraal north of Pretoria this morning (Thursday).The man‚ who lives in the area‚ was crossing the bridge‚ which was flooded‚ when his car was swept away.Heavy rains last night and this morning saw overflowing low water bridges across Gauteng.Tshwane emergency services spokesman Johan Pieterse said the man's car was spotted by a farmer who alerted authorities.(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));Next to R21Posted by Intelligence Bureau SA on Thursday, March 10, 2016He said divers from the emergency services and police were desperately trying to reach the car using inflatable rafts and rope systems‚ but the strong river waters were hampering them."It's a race against time. We have to get to him quickly before the car sinks any lower‚" he said.Pieterse said the car was now almost entirely submerged.“The residents of Tshwane are warned of possible floods, please prepare. Please take care and don’t cross... https://t.co/v0QeQJDdnG — Toti Crime Stoppers (@carol_80669) March 9, 2016async The weather service has issued alerts for severe river foods in Tshwane‚ he said."Most rivers are already raging torrents. It's extremely dangerous and we are urging people to avoid all low water crossings."- TMG Digital/The Times..