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Upturned car hauled to safety from cliff

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council An upturned blue Peugeot being hauled to safety from a cliff by a red tractor. A recovery lorry is parked behind the tractor. White clouds are dotted in the blue sky. The blue sea can also be seen from over the cliff. East Riding of Yorkshire Council
An abandoned car on a cliff in East Yorkshire was lifted on to a recovery lorry on Saturday

A car that was thought to have been pushed over a cliff at Withernsea was hauled to safety over the weekend, the council has said.

Contractors at East Riding of Yorkshire Council lifted the abandoned blue Peugeot 107 up the cliff, near Waxholme Road, on Saturday.

It comes after walkers and residents expressed their concerns that the vehicle could have caused pollution if it was left on the beach for too long.

The authority said it had been unable to trace the owner of the vehicle and said the car would now be investigated by streetscene enforcement officers as an abandoned vehicle.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council A person dressed in yellow and orange hi-vis gear standing above an upturned blue Peugeot on a cliff. The sky is blue.East Riding of Yorkshire Council
The blue Peugeot had gone over the cliff edge at Seathorne in Withernsea

Councillor Paul West said: "As much debris from the car was removed as possible, but we urge people to be cautious around the area where the vehicle was, in case of broken glass and other objects.

"Warning signs have been placed at the site."

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