Major incident declared and man hospitalised after car goes over Jerbourg cliff in Guernsey

  • ITV Channel's Roisin Gauson reports from the scene and speaks to emergency services

A man has been hospitalised in Guernsey after the car he was driving went over the cliffs at Jerbourg and dropped around 80 metres into thick undergrowth.

Emergency services were called to the scene on the island's south-east coast at approximately 9:30am on Thursday morning (20 June).

Guernsey Police say they received multiple 999 calls reporting "a vehicle had driven over the cliff edge".

A major incident was declared and officers responded with support from the Ambulance Service, Fire & Rescue Service, Coast Guard, Cliff Rescue, and Guernsey Civil Protection.

Police officers gave first aid to the man before they were joined by members of the ambulance and fire service.

The vehicle fell around 80 metres into thick undergrowth. Credit: ITV Channel

Specialist cliff rescuers took around two hours to extract him from the area in a complex operation.

He has now been transferred to the Princess Elizabeth Hospital where his injuries, although numerous, are not thought to be life-threatening.

Guernsey Police confirmed that he was the only person in the vehicle and there are no other reported injuries.

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