Family of four rescued from their car in NSW

A family on holiday has escaped a dramatic crash in New South Wales that left their four-wheel-drive teetering over a 50 metre cliff.

Emergency services were called to Lindesay Creek in the state’s north around 12:30pm Friday after the vehicle was spotted in a perilous position.

Two young girls, believed to be around 10 years old, were able to get free with the help of a passing motorist, while their parents were trapped in the car, the Northern Star reports.

Woodenbong Rural Fire Service captain Greg Gulliver was one of the first on scene after returning from a family holiday and helped devise a plan to secure the car.

‘The 4WD was precariously perched on the end of the embankment and it was wedged on a log which stopped them going over to the bottom which was a fair way down,’ he said.

The vehicle was attached to the emergency services vehicles to stop it from slipping over the cliff, before it was winched back to safety.

The group are believed to have been saved by the trailer they had been towing with emergency services saying they were lucky to be alive.

‘It’s probably only the caravan and the guard rail which has stopped them plummeting right off the edge,’ Paramedic Sam Tabone said.

All passengers escaped unharmed following the effort from NSW Fire and rescue, Police, SES and Ambulance and were able to continue on their way.

The incident occurred around 12.30pm at Lindesay Creek, with rescue members securing the vehicle to their cars before winching it, and the unharmed passengers, to safety