Baltimore bridge collapse: What to do in case your car is submerged in water [Video]

It’s one of the scariest scenarios imaginable when you’re on the road: You suddenly find your car is submerged in water.

What should you do, other than not panic?

Fox News Digital spoke with Tina Paff, a certified driver rehabilitation specialist for Bick’s Driving School of Southwest Ohio, about how to stay safe in the event of a submersion.

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“Water submersion occurs more often than most people think,” Paff said on Wednesday.

A 2016 study from the University of Manitoba noted that every year, around 400 people die in submerged vehicles in North America — accounting for up to 10% of all drownings. 

Flooding is the primary reason for these occurrences, according to Paff. 

“Water submersion occurs more often than most people think.”

“Sometimes it involves losing control of a vehicle during a storm next to a body of water, like a river, and a car will accidentally drive into that,” she told Fox News Digital. 

Then there are …