Shocking footage emerges of the moment a motorcyclist is airborne and seriously injured after a ute got in his way
- A motorcyclist collided with a ute
- The impact was captured on dashcam
- suffered multiple fractures
- Warning: graphic images
A motorcyclist has suffered multiple fractures and will need surgery after a gruesome collision with a ute that sent him flying across a highway.
The cyclist’s dashcam caught the shocking moment on camera as he rode along a road in Mount Waverley, southeast of Melbourne, last Monday.
Vision of the incident was uploaded to social media on Thursday with the motorcyclist asking other motorcyclists to be safe on the roads.
I survived the accident. I had a lot of fractures and I needed surgery,” he said.
‘The right riding gear saved my life…always ride with the right riding gear.’
Social media commenters were horrified by the ute driver (pictured right), but some called out the motorcyclist for the crash.
Social media commenters were horrified by the driver of the ute, but some called out the motorcyclist for the crash.
“It looks like the bike was going faster like most do on an empty street, not saying it’s the bike’s fault,” said one commentator.
“Unfortunately other road users don’t always see bikes and cyclists come second,” wrote another.
The cyclist’s dashcam caught the shocking crash on camera as he was riding on a road in Mount Waverley, south-east Melbourne, last Monday.
Vision of the incident was uploaded to social media on Thursday with the motorcyclist asking other motorcyclists to be safe on the roads.
“This is the third bicycle accident in the Mount Waverley area in two weeks,” said a third.
“That’s what all cyclists in jersey, shorts and open face helmets should see,” wrote another.
“Hope you make a quick recovery and get back on two wheels,” said another, while another added that it was ‘nsomething a panadol can’t fix’.
