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UPDATED WITH PICTURES - Car destroys beach hut
6:00am Tuesday 25th November 2008 in
A CAR drove off a cliff and ended upside down on top of a beach hut on the promenade.
The drama unfolded in the early hours of Saturday at West Cliff by the bowling green, Bournemouth.
A witness phoned police to say he thought he had seen the car plunge over the cliff, and could see the car upside down on the promenade.
Emergency services found a male driver was in a red Nissan Primera.
He was treated at the scene for chest pains before he was taken to Poole Hospital. His injuries were said to be not life threatening.
Police closed off a section of West Overcliff Drive with West Cliff Road, and put barriers up by a damaged section of fence. They brought in a hydraulic crane to move the vehicle.
The beach hut, owned by a Bournemouth woman, was destroyed by the impact.
Comments(16)
beachhut
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12:43pm Mon 24 Nov 08
Chriswood
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1:13pm Mon 24 Nov 08
djd
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2:09pm Mon 24 Nov 08
Seriously, I'm glad no-one is seriously injured and wish the car driver a speedy recovery
Mediclogan5
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2:47pm Mon 24 Nov 08
winton50
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2:50pm Mon 24 Nov 08
oh no that's only bikes isn't it?
Bournehammer68
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3:05pm Mon 24 Nov 08
odds on they're over 70.
MoordownMarc
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4:11pm Mon 24 Nov 08
Mediclogan5 wrote:Good idea! Probably the only reef we will ever get.
I am pleased the guy is ok but as for the wrecked car....put it in the sea and make an artificial reef.
Lord Spring
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5:01pm Mon 24 Nov 08
Mike Pickering
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5:25pm Mon 24 Nov 08
A few years ago it was:
"Carr Destroys Opera House"
gerbil112
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5:32pm Mon 24 Nov 08
Bournehammer68 wrote:I saw him being taken out. Young chap, no accident.
no mention of the stunt persons age. odds on they're over 70.
amused
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7:01pm Mon 24 Nov 08
gerbil112 wrote:Gerbil Im curious how do you know it wasn't an accident, do tell, and bournhammer why did he have to be over 70 it's not always older people who have accidents
Bournehammer68 wrote: no mention of the stunt persons age. odds on they're over 70.I saw him being taken out. Young chap, no accident.
Lord Spring
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10:04pm Mon 24 Nov 08
How come insurance is so expensive for young drivers do the insurance companies know something !!
Mediclogan5
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6:04am Tue 25 Nov 08
Bournehammer68
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9:57am Tue 25 Nov 08
amused wrote:it's true amused it's not always but if you look back through the archives it seems that some senior citizens have a penchant for extreme beachut diving. have they got their own website or do they post the dives on youtube?
gerbil112 wrote:Gerbil Im curious how do you know it wasn't an accident, do tell, and bournhammer why did he have to be over 70 it's not always older people who have accidentsBournehammer68 wrote: no mention of the stunt persons age. odds on they're over 70.I saw him being taken out. Young chap, no accident.
bassmankang
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12:04am Wed 26 Nov 08
Jiser
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12:15pm Wed 26 Nov 08
Ban this guy from driving he obviously can't handle a car - unless of course medical reasons were behind the crash, even so could have quite easily have killed someone or hit my beach hut! ;)
Quite a genius way to destroy a beach hut though - death by flying car. Always worth trying for an ex's beachut, tho aiming mite be quite difficult.
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