Driver survives plunge off California cliff

Palos Verdes Estates (US): A driver who plunged 300 feet off of a Southern California ocean cliff has been rescued after firefighters waded into the surf to free him from the car. KNBC-TV says the 19-year-old man was hospitalised in critical condition and told paramedics that he intentionally drove of the cliff. Authorities were called to the scene at about 2 am yesterday, local time. They found the car being slammed by waves.

Firefighters, lifeguards and local police helped in the rescue. The driver was finally pulled free and flown to a hospital. The crash site is on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, about 32 kilometres south of downtown Los Angeles.