Some crazy photos have been taken of the scene after a car fell 20ft off a cliff and onto a beach, terrifying people in the area.
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The incident happened in Cornwall, and luckily no one was seriously hurt… which is surprising to say considering the state of the car and the height it plummeted.
The driver did receive some minor injuries due to the incident, but a full recovery is expected to be made. There were large crowds at the beach, so it is extremely lucky no one was hurt.
At 3:30pm yesterday, emergency services were called to the scene.
A spokesperson for Padstow Coastguard said: “We were requested to assist Newquay Coastguard, alongside South Western Ambulance NHS Service Trust, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service and Devon and Cornwall Police, with a car that had landed on the beach.
“Initial reports of the vehicle driving off a cliff and landing on a beach tent were confirmed, however it had left the B3276 road, and dropped approximately 20ft, thankfully onto what was at the time, an empty beach tent.
“With no other casualties other than minor injuries on the driver only, Padstow team were then stood down.
“Two team members had already arrived on scene, and remained, assisting the remaining emergency services to right the car back onto its wheels, and remove it from the beach.
“The cause of the vehicle to leave the road is not known, but it was slow enough not to activate the on board airbags.
“With no medical, safety or pollution concerns, the emergency services removed various pieces of debris from the incident, and were able to depart the scene as requested.
“Excellent multi service operations, and an extraordinarily lucky outcome for the driver and beach-goers.”
When police and other authorities commented further on the situation, they said that the driver had failed to turn properly on a corner that overlooks the beach, causing them to lose control and plummet down to the sand.
