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A man is being treated in hospital after a stolen 4WD was driven off a cliff and into the sea early this morning.
The Mitsubishi Pajero went into the water at Purau Bay, south of Christchurch, at about 1am, Inspector Michael Coulter said.
A resident in Diamond Harbour alerted emergency services to the accident and police, fire, ambulance, a Lyttelton Harbour Board vessel and a rescue helicopter attended the scene and found the vehicle on the waterfront.
