Channel 5 news presenter Dan Walker has issued fans with an update after being hit by a car on his bike. The 45-year-old said he was riding his bike on Monday morning (February 20) when the accident happened.
The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant uploaded three photos of himself in the back of an ambulance on his Instagram, showing cuts to his face. He captioned the post: "Bit of an accident this morning. Glad to be alive after getting hit by a car on my bike. Face is a mess but I don’t think anything is broken."
In the afternoon he returned to Instagram to update after returning home from hospital. He posted a photo of himself giving the thumbs-up for the camera, saying he was battered and bruised but with no broken bones.
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Dan said he had been bolstered by all the supportive messages. "Blown away by all the lovely messages. Thank you," he wrote, sharing more photos of himself in hospital and at home with his cute dog. "Just got home from hospital. Battered and bruised but - amazingly - nothing broken. Very thankful to still be here."
Dan, who thanked the NHS for their care, added that he had 'no memory' of the accident. "I have no memory of anything and just remember coming round on the tarmac with paramedics & police around me," he wrote.
"Thanks for all your kindness. Jamie & Shaun were so great in the ambulance - not sure I was making much sense." And he continued: "Thanks to Conor the copper, Charlotte in x-ray & Hannah (in blue) for being so considerate & brilliant in such a busy A&E."
Other pictures showed Dan's smashed watch and ripped trousers from the accident. He said wearing a helmet had saved his life.
"So thankful for our NHS," he wrote. "The helmet I was wearing saved my life today so - if you’re on a bike - get one on your head.
"Smashed my watch & phone, ruined my trousers, my bike is a mess but I’m still here." And he added about being comforted by his adorable pet pooch: "Currently eating soup through a straw and being looked after by a gorgeous, furry, tired nurse at the end of the sofa."
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