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| Driver survives car cliff plunge at Overstrand beach | Driver survives car cliff plunge at Overstrand beach |
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| A driver escaped with minor injuries after his car went over a 60ft (20m) cliff. | |
| The emergency services arrived to find the man in his Vauxhall Vectra on the beach at Overstrand, near Cromer, at 20:00 BST on Saturday. | The emergency services arrived to find the man in his Vauxhall Vectra on the beach at Overstrand, near Cromer, at 20:00 BST on Saturday. |
| The man in his 20s, who was alone in the car, was taken to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital with an ankle injury. | The man in his 20s, who was alone in the car, was taken to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital with an ankle injury. |
| Fire station manager John Baker said he was "very, very lucky" to survive. | |
| 'Brunt of the impact' | 'Brunt of the impact' |
| "The car went all the way to the bottom and bounced off part of the cliff. | "The car went all the way to the bottom and bounced off part of the cliff. |
| "The rear of the car has taken the brunt of the impact. The passenger compartment was intact so the car has done its job." | "The rear of the car has taken the brunt of the impact. The passenger compartment was intact so the car has done its job." |
| The coastguard, ambulance and fire service were all sent to the area after reports came in that a car had gone over a cliff. | The coastguard, ambulance and fire service were all sent to the area after reports came in that a car had gone over a cliff. |
| The car is understood to have gone over the cliffs near the Pauls Lane area. |