Drifting in and out of consciousness, Lewis Schofield-Hughes opened his eyes to see a group of concerned-looking people stood over him.
Minutes earlier he had been flung from his motorbike in a terrifying accident. Lewis had been driving down King Street in Dukinfield when the crash happened, at around 4pm on November 5.
The dad-of-two had been approaching a roundabout when he hit his brakes too hard. In the pouring rain, his wheels slid across the wet road – sending him flying into the air.
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Next thing he knew, he was covered in cuts and bruises and unable to move. Emergency services arrived on the scene within minutes and Lewis was rushed to hospital.
“There was a bloke who helped me get my phone out of my pocket and ring my mum,” Lewis added. “They moved my bike away from me because it blocked the road. They put it in a car park so it would be safe.
“In the back of the ambulance, I can remember the paramedics speaking to each other. They were very worried I had broken my back, shattered my kneecaps and shattered my ribs. They cut all my clothes off me. As soon as we got to hospital, there were 20 people around me. It was a bit mental; I’ve never had anything like that happen to me before.”
Miraculously, Lewis, from Dukinfield, only suffered a chip in his kneecap bone and two fractured ribs – with medics fearing his injuries could have been much worse.
Lewis is currently resting at home. It’s hoped he can return to his job working at factory towards the end of the week.
“The fractured ribs are incredibly painful,” he added. “They are one of the most painful things I’ve ever experienced.”
Sadly, he returned to the crash site just a day after being released from hospital only to discover his beloved £4k Yamaha – which he had only owned for five months – had been stolen.
“My first thought was, for f*** sake,” the 28-year-old told the Manchester Evening News. “But it wasn’t that bad, I wasn’t like really upset. It was just another thing I had to go through.”
Lewis is now keen to track down the kind people who rushed to his aid when he fell off his bike.
“It’s just really nice to know there are nice people in the world,” he said. “Because everything you see on the internet are people slating each other, arguments and hate.”
In a Facebook appeal the day after the accident, he said: “So yesterday around 4pm, I came off my motorbike at the top of king Street in Duki just before the mini roundabout at White Bridge.
“Several people stopped and stayed with me, helped until I was taken to Manchester Royal and even moved and locked my bike up for me. If anyone on here was one of those people, or knows one of them, let them know it was greatly appreciated, and other than some damage to my ribs I'm fine. Thanks again.”
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