The woman behind the wheel of a car which plunged 20 metres off a cliff at Bar Beach injuring a mother and her baby is expected to face a bedside bail hearing today.
The 46-year-old remains under police guard in the John Hunter where it's expected she will be charged with dangerous driving occasioning actual bodily harm.
A 40-year-old woman who was on the beach with her infant child has been treated for a broken leg.
Chief Inspector Gerard Lawson says everyone involved is lucky to be alive.
"I've seen people not survive a fall of that. After 11 years in the Crash Unit I'm very surprised that we've got these minor injuries involved in this incident," he said.
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Two women and a child have been injured after a car drove off a cliff and
crashed onto a beach in Newcastle on Thursday.
About 10.25am, emergency services were called to the top car park off Memorial Drive, at Bar Beach in Newcastle, following reports that a car had gone off a cliff.
Police have been told the white Volkswagen Golf, driven by a 32-year-old woman, drove off the cliff from the top car park and landed on the sand.
A 40-year-old woman and her infant child, who were on the beach, were struck by the car.
The father of the child was reportedly in the water at the time and witnessed the incident.
The woman sustained possible leg fractures and was taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment. The child suffered minor scratches.
The driver of the Volkswagen was treated at the scene for minor injuries before being taken to the same hospital where she will also undergo mandatory testing.
Officers attached to Newcastle City Police District attended and have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Police are investigating reports there was a male passenger in the Volkswagen.
Anyone who witnessed the incident, or has dashcam footage, is urged to come forward.
The car park has been cleared and members of the public are being advised to avoid the area.
A retrieval operation is underway to remove the vehicle from the beach.
About 10.25am, emergency services were called to the top car park off Memorial Drive, at Bar Beach in Newcastle, following reports that a car had gone off a cliff.
Police have been told the white Volkswagen Golf, driven by a 32-year-old woman, drove off the cliff from the top car park and landed on the sand.
A 40-year-old woman and her infant child, who were on the beach, were struck by the car.
The father of the child was reportedly in the water at the time and witnessed the incident.
The woman sustained possible leg fractures and was taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment. The child suffered minor scratches.
The driver of the Volkswagen was treated at the scene for minor injuries before being taken to the same hospital where she will also undergo mandatory testing.
Officers attached to Newcastle City Police District attended and have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Police are investigating reports there was a male passenger in the Volkswagen.
Anyone who witnessed the incident, or has dashcam footage, is urged to come forward.
The car park has been cleared and members of the public are being advised to avoid the area.
A retrieval operation is underway to remove the vehicle from the beach.
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