20/08/2008
Passengers Survive Cliff Plunge
Four female passengers have survived after their car plunged 30 metres down a cliff into a swimming pool.
The Nissan Note hatchback veered off the road crashing through a clifftop fence in North Tyneside, ending up in disused outdoor pool at 12.15am.
The women walked away with only minor injuries - to the amazement of their friends.
The group were treated by a paramedic at the scene of the accident.
A Northumbria police spokesman said: "It came to a halt in a tidal salt water pool known as the Sealife Rock pool. Fortunately the tide was out."
Will Hogg, of the Tynemouth volunteer life brigade, who attended the accident, said the women had a "very lucky escape".
"The car had rolled sideways down the bank and ended up on its wheels inside the pool perimeter," he said.
The fire brigade arrived to make the car safe and it was eventually removed by a recovery firm.
A 33-year-old women was arrested on suspicion of driving over the legal alcohol limit and has been bailed pending further inquiries.
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The Nissan Note hatchback veered off the road crashing through a clifftop fence in North Tyneside, ending up in disused outdoor pool at 12.15am.
The women walked away with only minor injuries - to the amazement of their friends.
The group were treated by a paramedic at the scene of the accident.
A Northumbria police spokesman said: "It came to a halt in a tidal salt water pool known as the Sealife Rock pool. Fortunately the tide was out."
Will Hogg, of the Tynemouth volunteer life brigade, who attended the accident, said the women had a "very lucky escape".
"The car had rolled sideways down the bank and ended up on its wheels inside the pool perimeter," he said.
The fire brigade arrived to make the car safe and it was eventually removed by a recovery firm.
A 33-year-old women was arrested on suspicion of driving over the legal alcohol limit and has been bailed pending further inquiries.
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