Marine Drive crash: Subaru recovered after cliff plunge

The driver and two passengers only suffered minor injuries when the car went over the cliff

A car which plunged off a cliff and rolled 30m (100ft) into a ravine with three people inside has been recovered by police in the Isle of Man.

Three people were rescued from the cliff face after their black Subaru left Marine Drive at about 21:00 GMT on 23 January.

The driver and two passengers suffered only minor injuries.

The car was recovered using a crane by members of the Isle of Man Constabulary Roads Policing Unit.

'Lottery ticket'

A spokesman said the windy conditions made it a "tough task" to recover the vehicle from the rocks.

He added: "The three occupants who were within this vehicle when it went over the cliff are all alive and well. I suggest they put a lottery ticket on this weekend."

A full rescue operation was carried out last month involving the coastguard, lifeboat and the fire and rescue service's specialist rope team.

The car left the road and plunged down a cliff off Marine Drive

The car was recovered in difficult windy conditions from rocks beneath the cliff

Isle of Man Constabulary Roads Policing Unit recovered the car using a crane