Man dies after car ‘driven off edge of cliff' as coastguard and firefighters rush to scene
A MAN tragically died after a car drove off a cliff near a seaside town.
Sussex Police said a car was spotted at the edge of the cliffs at Eastbourne.
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Emergency services were called just after 7.30pm last night.
Officers, the coastguard and lifeboats rushed to the scene but sadly the vehicle had already been driven over the edge and plunged 530ft to the base of the cliff.
The driver, a man from Kent, was taken from the water but sadly was pronounced dead at the scene.
The chalk cliffs near Eastbourne are east of the famous Seven Sisters and are thought to be the highest in Britain.
Cops said: 'Emergency services were called at 7.38pm on Wednesday to a report a car had been seen at the edge off the cliff at Eastbourne.
"Officers attended but the vehicle was driven off the edge of the cliff.
"The driver of the car, a man from the Kent area, was retrieved from the water but was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
"There were no suspicious circumstances, and a report will be prepared for HM Coroner.'
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