yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
Unfortunately I need to report that almost immediately after the above photo was taken Ben
lost an argument with a car and then bounced off the car and into a stone wall. He is extremely fortunate that he only suffered a compound leg fracture since had he went over the wall the consequences would have been much worse.
The BMW he was riding suffered serious cylinder damage when it stuck the stone wall....
Impact point with the wall....
I will spare you any photos of Ben. The car that crossed into his lane did not stop. We were very fortunate in that there were both a nurse and a doctor that came upon the scene and provided assistance. The ambulance took him a short distance to the same town where we had done the ice cream photo where he required a helicopter air lift to the hospital in Bangor, Wales. We had just gotten word back from our support driver, Simon that Ben is resting as comfortably as possible given the circumstances and will be having surgery in the morning.
Of interest one of the Police first responders was riding a FJR...
edit - Our driver Simon has reported that the hit & run driver was caught. The locals we talked to figured the only reason the driver would have ran was that he probably had a few pints at the pub. Hit & Run is almost unheard of in the area. Everyone was extremely supportive and we can't thank the local people enough for the assistance they provided.
lost an argument with a car and then bounced off the car and into a stone wall. He is extremely fortunate that he only suffered a compound leg fracture since had he went over the wall the consequences would have been much worse.
The BMW he was riding suffered serious cylinder damage when it stuck the stone wall....
Impact point with the wall....
I will spare you any photos of Ben. The car that crossed into his lane did not stop. We were very fortunate in that there were both a nurse and a doctor that came upon the scene and provided assistance. The ambulance took him a short distance to the same town where we had done the ice cream photo where he required a helicopter air lift to the hospital in Bangor, Wales. We had just gotten word back from our support driver, Simon that Ben is resting as comfortably as possible given the circumstances and will be having surgery in the morning.
Of interest one of the Police first responders was riding a FJR...
edit - Our driver Simon has reported that the hit & run driver was caught. The locals we talked to figured the only reason the driver would have ran was that he probably had a few pints at the pub. Hit & Run is almost unheard of in the area. Everyone was extremely supportive and we can't thank the local people enough for the assistance they provided.
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