$200,000 McLaren supercar is found completely abandoned next to a cliff

A car worth more than $200,000 was found at the bottom of California cliff after the driver lost control and careered over the edge.

Rescue crews were able to drag the abandoned vehicle back onto the road near Malibu but the driver was nowhere to be found having made a run for it after the accident.

In the hours before the unusual find, there had been reports of racing along nearby roads known for their tight bends.

The car was found a just beyond a sharp curve in the cliffside road which would have required some deft handling when travelling at high speed.

Rescue crews were able to drag the abandoned vehicle back onto the road near Malibu

Rescue workers smile with amusement at the unusual nature of finding the expensive car

Officers found the orange McLaren over the side of Latigo Canyon Road at around 9:40 a.m. but the driver was nowhere to be found.

‘Looks like they didn’t want to be there when @CHPWestValley arrived,’ the search and rescue team tweeted.

A number of images taken by offices with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol were posted online as they descended the steep face to retrieve the vehicle. 

It wasn’t long before the car was soon back at the top, no doubt with a few scratches. 

The driver was nowhere to be found having made a run for it after losing control of the car

Rescue workers lowered themselves down the cliff face and attached pulleys to haul the car up

The car was found a just beyond a sharp curve in the cliffside road which would have required some expert handling when travelling around it at high speed

It didn’t take too long for the workers to attach the required ropes and cables to the car

A team of workers from Malibu Search Rescue were involved in bringing the car back to the top