1 killed after SUV plunges over cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
1 killed after SUV plunges over cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes
One person has died after a car plunged 150 feet off a cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (KABC) -- One person was killed after an SUV plunged 150 feet off a cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics responded to the area near Palos Verdes Drive and West Calle Entradero around 2:40 p.m. to a report of a vehicle over a cliff.

First responders arrived to the scene to search for any other potential victims after the car landed on a rocky beach, but there were no immediate reports of any other injuries.

One occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a county fire spokesman.

Further details about the crash, including what caused the driver to go over the cliff, were not immediately released.

City News Service contributed to this report.