Lucky escape for driver after car plunges into the sea off the Costa del Sol

In view of the state of the vehicle, it's a real miracle that a 43-year-old driver has apparently only suffered minor injuries after a car plunged into the sea from a height of around ten metres after it left the old N-340 on the Costa del Sol this Tuesday morning.

The vehicle, a Kia, hit a road sign, smashed through a wooden fence and plunged down the cliff at around 9am.

After being alerted by several callers, emergency medical services, Nerja Local Police, Guardia Civil traffic police and firefighters quickly arrived at the scene of the accident in Calaceite, in the municipality of Torrox, which did not involve any other vehicles

The male driver was rescued by police officers, but not without difficulty. He was conscious and complained of back pain. The medics immobilised him on the stretcher and administered a painkiller, as a result of which he fell asleep, meaning the Guardia Civil crew was therefore unable to carry out the required alcohol and drug tests, which will be carried out in the next few hours.

Initial signs suggest that the driver may have suffered from a lack of attention or fainting, although it has not been ruled out that the off-road accident was due to speeding. However, there are no signs of braking on the road surface, SUR has verified.

This is not the first accident of this kind to occur in this same area recently. In May 2022, an octogenarian was rescued after his car, an all-terrain vehicle, ran off the road and plunged into the sea a few metres from where today's accident happened. The driver was then trapped inside the car, which started to flood with water, in this same area of the Calaceite breakwater.