A couple of lads gave new meaning to the concept of off-road driving yesterday, after they crashed their rented 4WD down a rocky embankment off State Highway 1 south of Kaikōura.
The two male passengers of the 4WD were miraculously unharmed following the 10-metre plunge that occurred at 6.55pm in Peketa, Kaikōura, just beyond the entrance to the twin Raramai road tunnels.
However, the front end of the 4WD was smashed in the crash, the bull-bar dislodged, and the vehicle itself was left slanted up the embankment.
One of the occupants can be seen metres from the wreck, sitting on a rock with his head in his hands.
Fire and Emergency Services attended the scene by 7.15pm yesterday, but had left by 7.45pm because there was no rescue required. Police also attended.
