UK driver survives plunge off Cornwall cliff onto crowded beach
Car landed on a tent in Mawgan Porth in UK
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Beachgoers in Cornwall, U.K., were shocked when a car came hurtling off a seaside cliff and landed on an empty tent last Thursday afternoon.
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The black Hyundai i10 subcompact apparently failed to negotiate a hairpin turn 20 feet above the Mawgan Porth strand.
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Fortunately, the tent was unoccupied at the time and the driver escaped with only minor injuries despite the airbags not deploying, according to SWNS.
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"The cause of the vehicle to leave the road is not known, but it was slow enough not to activate the onboard airbags,” the Padstow Coastguard said.
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The car was righted and removed from the beach. Its driver's name has not been released.