By Shamsiya Hussainpoor
A 26-year-old Olinda man was airlifted to the hospital after being trapped in his overturned car overnight following a harrowing plunge off a cliff in Sassafras.
The incident occurred last night around 9pm on Mountain Highway near Ferndale Track in Sassafras.
According to authorities, the man’s vehicle veered off the road and fell approximately 30 metres down the cliff.
Emergency services were called to the scene yesterday morning just before 7am, after witnesses reported the crash – police were notified shortly after at 7.20am.
When paramedics arrived, they found the car on its roof, with the young man still inside.
Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said paramedics were called to an incident in Sassafras around 6.55am on Tuesday 18 September.
“A man in his 20s with upper and lower body injuries was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital, believed to be in a stable condition,” the spokesperson said.
Rescue crews worked quickly to extricate him from the wreckage, and he was airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious upper and lower body injuries.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident, no further details have been released regarding the man’s condition.
The Alfred Hospital spokesperson said the 26-year-old is in a stable condition.
