Santa Cruz County

1 critically injured after car goes over beachside cliff in Santa Cruz County

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One person was critically injured Friday afternoon when their car went over a cliff near the Santa Cruz County community of Davenport and landed on the shoreline below, Cal Fire said.

The crash happened at about 2:35 p.m. between Scott Creek Beach and Greyhound Rock off Highway 1, Cal Fire said.

There was only one person inside the car, Cal Fire said. They were taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Cal Fire estimates the car plunged 300 feet down the cliff.

An investigation is ongoing.

Further information wasn't immediately available.

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