Northern Ireland

One injured after car rolls onto beach in Co Down crash

A car rolled onto its side on a beach after coming off the Portaferry Road on Sunday morning. Picture: Bangor Coastguard Rescue Team
A car rolled onto its side on a beach after coming off the Portaferry Road on Sunday morning. Picture: Bangor Coastguard Rescue Team

One person has been treated in hospital after a car left a coast road in Co Down and rolled onto its side as it landed on a beach.

The crash happened on the Portaferry Road shortly after 8.30am on Sunday.

Following a call to the emergency services, police, firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene, along with the Bangor Coastguard Rescue Team.

A Coastguard spokesperson said firefighters helped a casualty from the vehicle and passed them to the care of the ambulance crew.

A spokesperson for the NI Ambulance Service said: “Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, one patient was taken to Ulster Hospital."

A PSNI spokesperson said "enquiries are ongoing" into the incident.