Lucky escape for elderly couple after their car reverses 20ft down rocks at Salthill promenade

The couple was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Galway. It is understood that their injuries are not life-threatening.

An elderly couple has had a narrow escape when their car left the road and tumbled over rocks towards the Atlantic at Galway’s Blackrock swimming tower this evening.

Emergency services - including the Galway Fire and Ambulance Service, Gardai, Irish Coastguard helicopter and RNLI lifeboat volunteers - were alerted after the Nissan Almera reversed over the pavement at Salthill promenade and fell about six metres (20 ft) down towards the beach.