A car has gone over the cliffs at a popular North Yorkshire resort this afternoon.
Emergency services have been at the scene of the incident at Filey. They first received reports at around 1.34pm that a car had gone over the cliff near the Blue Dolphin holiday park onto the rocks below.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said:
“We can now confirm that sadly, a man, who was the only occupant of the vehicle that went over the cliff near Filey earlier today, died this afternoon.
“His family have been informed, however, we are not yet in a position to release his identity.
“Police investigators remain at the scene of the incident to examine the scene and establish the circumstances. A multi-agency operation is in place to arrange for the recovery the vehicle from the base of the cliffs.”
The scene of the crash
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