A patient has been taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in left the road and ended up on a beach in Co Down.
Emergency services including the PSNI, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and the Coastguard were called to the incident on the Portaferry Road in Newtownards on Sunday morning.
The female casualty was assisted from the vehicle by the NIFRS before being handed over to the Ambulance Service.
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A PSNI spokesperson said: "Just after 8.30am on Sunday, 21 st May, police received a report that a vehicle had left the Portaferry Road, Newtownards, and rolled onto the beach.
"Officers attended the scene along with emergency services colleagues. The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital for assessment.
"Enquiries are ongoing."
A NIAS spokesperson added: "NIAS despatched two Emergency Ambulances to the incident.
"Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, one patient was taken to Ulster Hospital by Ambulance."
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