Two people have died after a car plunged 300-feet off a cliff near one of Britain's most well-known coastal landmarks.

It is understood a man was 'recovered' from the water by a lifeboat volunteer.

Two people have died after a car plunged 300-feet off a cliff near one of Britain's most well-known coastal landmarks.

Incident occurred on Friday evening at Alum Bay in the Isle of Wight

A car left the road and went crashing into the water at Alum Bay on the Isle of Wight on Friday evening, as holidaymakers looked on in horror.