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Man freed, hospitalised after car goes off city cliff

Driver escapes after cliff-top crash

Source: ABC News

A man has been taken to hospital after a miracle escape when his car plunged off an inner-city cliff.

The 70-year-old man’s white Hyundai hatchback drove off an embankment at the end of Darghan Street at Glebe, in Sydney’s inner-west, about 10am on Monday.

Craig Klineberg said he was in his car when he heard a loud bang like an explosion as the Hyundai hit a barrier.

The sound was followed by an even louder noise as the car plunged onto Railway Street below, near a light rail line.

“The noise was incredible,” Klineberg said.

He and nearby tradies rushed to the driver’s aid before emergency services arrived on the scene.

Firefighters and paramedics worked to free the man, who was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition.

Fire Rescue NSW workers forced open the Hyundai’s door to free the man, station officer Steven Croft said. He said the driver’s injuries could have been much worse.

“I would say very lucky. I would say from that distance or that height it could have been a lot worse. So we are quite pleased he was still conscious and talking,” he said.

“It’s gone over forwards then righted itself at the bottom. [He was] very lucky.”

Local resident Sylvia Sagi said the 70-year-old, who is a friend of hers, was on his way to visit.

“He was coming to my house, we were going to the doctors, and I thought he was going to walk up but he ended up driving,” she told the ABC.

Sagi said paramedics had told her the man will be OK.

“It’s a miracle he’s alive. It’s shocking, I’m in shock,” she said.

“I’ve known him 30 years, he’s a lovely guy.”

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

The car ended up at the bottom of stairs down a rock cliff face adjacent to a light rail line. A Transport for NSW spokesperson said the crash did not affect the tracks or services.

-with AAP

Topics: NSW
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