False alarm as car plunges down cliff

Rescuers abseiled down Dingli Cliffs on Sunday afternoon for people thought to be trapped inside a burning vehicle.

Police received an eyewitness report at around 2.45 p.m. that a vehicle had dropped a height of around four storeys and had caught fire on impact.

They were also informed that people could still be inside.

An army helicopter was sent but could not assist in the operation due to strong air currents.

It was only after abseiling down the cliffs and putting out the fire that the rescuers from the Civil Protection Department established there was no one in the car. No licence plate or disc on the windscreen were visible.