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

The scene in Portstewart after a car plunged over the seawall onto rocks belowplaceholder image
The scene in Portstewart after a car plunged over the seawall onto rocks below

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.

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