Man arrested after car plunges off cliff during police chase - National

The silver Peugeot 207 crashed through a barrier in Victoria Parade, Ramsgate, Kent, in the early hours of Thursday and continued over the edge, hitting a building as it fell on to Marina Road, police said.

Paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene and a man in his 30s was taken to hospital in London where he was treated before being discharged.

He was then arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving as well as driving while unfit through drink or drugs. He remains in custody.

Kent Police said the car failed to stop when asked by patrol officers in Northdown Road at 12.21am. The pursuit lasted until the crash at 12.25am.

The force has referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to the interaction between officers and the vehicle when they requested it to stop.

Officers have appealed for witnesses to the chase or crash or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.