Car flips and plunges off steep cliff after driver seen ploughing through walls and fences

Image source, FPNW Image caption, Police say the car was being driven off-road and through fields on the Great Orme, a beauty spot and vantage point overlooking the north Wales coast By Nicholas Bourne BBC Wales Published 26 minutes ago A driver who plummeted off steep cliffs after crashing through walls and fences has been seriously injured, police have said. The man was witnessed driving erratically on the Great Orme, Llandudno, Conwy county, which has vertical cliff drops of up to 207m (679 ft). North Wales Police said it received multiple calls about the manner in which the silver Nissan Qashqai was driving before crashing at Marine Drive, with photos showing the vehicle flipped on its roof. The man has been receiving treatment in hospital following the crash on Saturday morning. Image source, FPNW Image caption, Specialists were called in to winch the vehicle back up the slope Police say witnesses reported the vehicle "driving erratically" around the top of the Great Orme. They described how it drove into "surrounding farmland where it had collided with fences and walls". It is appealing for witnesses with any video footage. Image source, FPNW Image caption, The vehicle was eventually winched up the slope and put on to the back of a lorry to be recovered Image source, FPNW Image caption, Witnesses say the car crashed through fences and walls before coming to rest off Marine Drive, a road that runs around the Orme The force said officers later found the vehicle off Marine Drive where it had collided with a wall and had come to a rest off road on a steep slope near the protected historic gun sites made to defend the coast during World War Two. The beauty spot is popular with walkers and sightseers due to its high vantage point over the north Wales coast Where is Great Orme? Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The Great Orme The Great Orme is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, rising up to 207m (679 feet) above sea level. It features sheer cliffs that drop dramatically straight into the Irish Sea. It is a tourist attraction, with a Victorian tramway, a cableway, walking routes and a mining museum. Llandudno's Marine Drive, the site of the crash, is a five-mile toll road looping around the base of the Great Orme. While primarily a tourist route, it is famous for hosting competitive speed tests during major motorsport events like the Cambrian Rally and the Tour Britannia Rally. Related topics Wales Related links North Wales Police More top stories I hunted the men who secretly film their wives and share footage online Published 1 day ago Son of rock band frontman 'fine' after falling on his head during Cardiff crowd surf Published 16 hours ago Detective charged with upskirting a child appears in court Published 23 hours ago