By Catherine McGeer • Published: 19 Dec 2023 • 13:18 • 1 minute read
A Dramatic Plunge, a Swift Response. Image: X/CPB
A vehicle plunged off a ten-meter-high cliff in the Calaceite area of Torrox Costa, and the Provincial Consortium of Firefighters (CPB) rapidly intervened. The vehicle had veered off the road, causing it to flip and tumble down the steep embankment into the sea. The accident occurred before 9 AM on Tuesday, December 19, the vehicle collided with a traffic sign, demolished a wooden barrier, and careened over the cliff’s edge.
The occupant, a 43-year-old driver, miraculously found himself outside the vehicle. The CPB team skilfully facilitated his transport from the cliff to the roadside for immediate medical attention by paramedics. Despite the vehicle’s dramatic descent, the driver sustained only minor injuries.
Prompt responses from emergency medical services, Torrox and Nerja‘s Local Police, Guardia Civil Trafico, and the Provincial Consortium of Firefighters ensued following witnesses’ distress calls. Rescuing the individual proved challenging, yet law enforcement successfully retrieved him. Complaining of severe back pain, the victim remained conscious and was promptly immobilised and administered pain relief by medical responders.
Sources suggest the driver may have experienced a lapse in concentration or a blackout, with speed possibly contributing to the accident.
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I am an Irish writer who has been living in Spain for the past twenty years. My writing centers around the Costa Cálida. As a mother I also write about family life on the coast of Spain and every now and then I try to break down the world of Spanish politics!
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