Car cliff plunge leaves man hurt

A man was taken to hospital after the car he was driving crashed through a fence and over a cliff in Dorset.

The vehicle overturned and landed on top of a beach hut at Westover cliff in Bournemouth early on Saturday.

The driver was rescued by emergency crews and taken to Poole Hospital where he was treated for chest pains.

A hydraulic crane was used to recover the car, which is registered to a woman from Bournemouth. Police appealed for witnesses to the incident.

The beach hut, which is owned by a Bournemouth woman, was destroyed.