Two children - aged nine and four - escaped unhurt after their car plunged down an embankment this morning.The car, driven by a 39-year-old Sandys woman, came off the road near the Fairmont Southampton Princess at about 7.45am.A Police spokesman said: "It appears that an SUV was traveling along South Road when the vehicle went over an embankment."The driver of the vehicle, a 39-year-old Sandys woman and her passengers, a nine-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy, were not injured. The extent of the damage to the vehicle is unknown at this time."The Bermuda Police Service would like to commend those members of the public who came to the assistance of the family involved in this collision, helping the mother and her children out of the vehicle and to safety."* Did you see this crash? Did you help in the rescue? Call 278 0137 or email news@royalgazette.bmIn a separate incident, a police officer and elderly taxi driver were injured in an accident yesterday.A Police spokesman said: "Around 6.35am on Sunday, Police responded to a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Kindley Field Road in St George's involving a taxi and a police vehicle."It appears that the taxi and the police car were both traveling along Kindley Field Road when they collided."The taxi driver, a 78-year-old Warwick man and the police officer were both injured, receiving treatment at the scene by EMTs before being taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for further medical assessment."Their injuries are not believed to be serious. Both vehicles were damaged as a result. Inquiries are underway."