Promenade plunge woman declined trip to hospital

A woman escaped serious injury after the Citroen C4 car she was in plunged off a promenade today.
The scene in Portstewart after a car plunged over the seawall onto rocks belowThe scene in Portstewart after a car plunged over the seawall onto rocks below
The scene in Portstewart after a car plunged over the seawall onto rocks below

The vehicle ended up resting on rocks at The Crescent on the Portstewart seafront after the incident unfolded at about 10.15am.

The ambulance service said a crew attended but that the female inside was not badly hurt, and declined an offer of transport to hospital.

Police said a woman in her 30s was arrested on suspicion of driving with excess alcohol in her breath.