Car plummets 27 metres down the side of a cliff face as driver ploughs over the edge of a road
- The driver, in his 60s, had amazing escape after he passed out and drove off cliff
- He suffered facial injuries in the Tuesday morning fall near Spit Bridge, Mosman
- Firefighters said the white car fell 27metres and the man climbed out of vehicle
A driver in his 60s has escaped serious injury when his car plummeted down a cliff after he passed out at the wheel.
The man suffered facial injuries after his white 4WD fell 27metres from a road at Mosman near the Spit Bridge inSydney's north.
The driver has been taken to Royal North Shore Hospital and it is believed he suffered a medical episode.
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A driver in his 60s has escaped serious injury when his car plummeted down a cliff (pictured)
The man suffered facial injuries after his white car (pictured) fell 27metres from a road at Mosman near the Spit Bridge in Sydney's north on Tuesday morning
The crash occurred near the intersection of near Parriwi Road and Spit Road, on an embankment above the harbour foreshore.
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New South Wales Ambulance Inspector Michael Magyary said the driver's survival was incredible, Nine News reported.
'I'd say the seatbelt certainly did a lot of justice, and helped him out... it's extremely lucky because this could have been a tragic accident,' he said.
The driver has been taken to Royal North Shore Hospital and it is believed he suffered a medical episode (pictured is the car)
The driver managed to climb out of his car but said he cannot remember the fall, Seven News reported.
Firefighters who responded to the incident said the car fell 27metres down the cliff, where it remains in the thick shrub beneath the road.
Emergency services began an operation to retrieve the white Toyota Landcruiser 4WD after the 7.45am fall.
Firefighters (pictured) who responded to the incident said the car fell 27metres down the cliff, where it remains in the thick shrub beneath the road
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