paperpirate
Junior Member
saturday just gone myself and two friends were out on a ride in the yorkshire dales, we are not stupid top end speed freaks and even open straights rarely top 80 unless we are trying to catch each other up.
after a nice days riding we decided to head home as i was working at 5pm (catering sucks!) and about 40 minutes from home and 10 minutes from civilisation again my friend was involved in a head on collision with a ford focus.
i was in the middle of the group and after the corner looked in my mirror to see a cloud of dust rising up which could only mean someone had run wide onto gravel or into something.
with amazing luck the first car on the scene was a first response operator for 999! i left this guy to it as we slowed traffic and phoned the emergency services.
within the hour my friend was on his way via air ambulance to hospital. we later got a report that he has broken his thigh, both wrists, his rigt hand was crushed, broken his neck (at the top of the spine but damaging nothing so thankfully there will be no complications) and as a concussion.
we are part of the ATGATT brigade so thankfully he is still with us, without his gear he would have been another statistic, it just makes you think, what could be round the corner and has been abit of a shock because it isnt just something that happens to others and effects others anymore.
after a trip to the hospital again today we have been given the news he will be in a wheelchair for a few months but is being discarged hopefully on friday all in casts and a neck brace.
not sure why im telling a group of faceless people over an internet forum but i guess its one way of venting off. thanks for reading and a big shout to the air ambulance responce guys, you will be getting a nice donation sometime soon i imagine!
after a nice days riding we decided to head home as i was working at 5pm (catering sucks!) and about 40 minutes from home and 10 minutes from civilisation again my friend was involved in a head on collision with a ford focus.
i was in the middle of the group and after the corner looked in my mirror to see a cloud of dust rising up which could only mean someone had run wide onto gravel or into something.
with amazing luck the first car on the scene was a first response operator for 999! i left this guy to it as we slowed traffic and phoned the emergency services.
within the hour my friend was on his way via air ambulance to hospital. we later got a report that he has broken his thigh, both wrists, his rigt hand was crushed, broken his neck (at the top of the spine but damaging nothing so thankfully there will be no complications) and as a concussion.
we are part of the ATGATT brigade so thankfully he is still with us, without his gear he would have been another statistic, it just makes you think, what could be round the corner and has been abit of a shock because it isnt just something that happens to others and effects others anymore.
after a trip to the hospital again today we have been given the news he will be in a wheelchair for a few months but is being discarged hopefully on friday all in casts and a neck brace.
not sure why im telling a group of faceless people over an internet forum but i guess its one way of venting off. thanks for reading and a big shout to the air ambulance responce guys, you will be getting a nice donation sometime soon i imagine!
