Horrific scenes as man in his 40s is pulled from the mangled wreckage of his ute in a critical condition after driving off a steep cliff
- Emergency services were called to a car crash on the Gold Coast on Sunday
- The ute was seen going over the cliff and crashing into sharp rocks below
- The driver, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital in a critical condition
A man is fighting for his life after his car plunged off a cliff and crashed into exposed reef below.
Emergency services were called to the corner of Marine Parade and Tweed Terrace, in Coolangatta, on Queensland’s Gold Coast, at 4.46am on Sunday.
They were responding to reports a car had driven off the cliff face and landed on sharp rocks below.
A man in his 40s was pulled from the car in a critical condition with serious injuries after a delicate rescue operation by paramedics.
Emergency services were called to the corner of Marine Parade and Tweed Terrace, in Coolangatta, on Queensland’s Gold Coast, at 4.46am on Sunday
He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition.
A Queensland Police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia the incident is being investigated.
Crews are working to remove the car from the crash site.
Horrific images shared by Queensland Ambulance Service showed a ute stranded on the rocks as waves crashed around it.
The vehicle’s bonnet appeared to be severely damaged from the crash.
The incident is being investigated and the man is in a critical condition
A Queensland Police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia the incident at Point Danger is being investigated (stock)