Two people in hospital after car goes over cliff in Portugal Cove–St. Philip's
St. John's Fire Department high-angle rescue team was deployed
Police, firefighters and the coast guard were called to the ferry terminal in Portugal Cove-St Philips on Sunday evening after a car went over a cliff.
St. John's Regional Fire Department platoon chief Mike Hall says a senior couple were trapped in the car after it went off the road. Hall says the car was well down over the cliff, about eight feet from the ocean in a crevasse.
He says the fire department's high-angle rescue team were needed to retrieve the pair.
"We were able to get the two individuals out of the car and sent to hospital," Hall told CBC News on Monday morning.
He says the woman had more serious injuries.
Hall says the fire department had to call in a tow truck to install a winch cable to go down over the cliff and lift the car off of the rocks.
At 5:00 p.m., Royal Newfoundland Constabulary announced a road closure along Beachy Cove Road. Hall says the roadway is now passable again.
CBC News has asked the RNC for an interview.
In a statement, the RNC said the investigation is ongoing and they are looking for people who saw Sunday's incident as well as video footage, like CCTV, dash cams and cell phones.
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