Man killed after his car plunges off cliff edge close to popular holiday park

A MAN has died after his vehicle plunged off a cliff close to a popular Brit holiday park.

Police were scrambled to Blue Dolphin holiday park near Filey, North Yorkshire, after reports a car had gone over the cliff edge, crashing into the rocks 200ft below.

Ben Lack

A man has died after his car went over a cliff edge in North Yorkshire on Tuesday[/caption]

Ben Lack

Police were called just after 1.30pm on Tuesday afternoon[/caption]

Ben Lack

The coastguard and RNLI were also called to the spot near Filey[/caption]

Tragedy struck just after 1.30pm on Tuesday afternoon, with North Yorkshire Police confirming a man had died several hours later.

The man was the only occupant of the car when it went over the cliff edge close to Haven’s Blue Dolphin holiday park.

Pictures from the scene show multiple emergency service vehicles next to the cliff edge.

The coastguard, fire service, RNLI, and ambulance service were called to the remote site near Filey, six miles southeast of Scarborough, as well as North Yorkshire Police.

“We can now confirm that sadly, a man, who was the only occupant of the vehicle that went over the cliff near Filey earlier today, died this afternoon,” a force spokesperson said.

“His family have been informed, however, we are not yet in a position to release his identity.

“Police investigators remain at the scene of the incident to examine the scene and establish the circumstances that led to the car going over the cliff.

“A multi-agency operation is in place to arrange for the recovery the vehicle from the base of the cliffs.”