A MOTORCYCLIST is lucky to be alive after a horror crash in a race in Northern Ireland.
Paul Cassidy was pictured hitting a wall before being catapulted 25 feet into the air and falling on a parked car.
Cassidy, from the Isle of Man, miraculously walked away with just bruising after losing control at the race finish line.
He was competing in the North West 200, a motorcycle race held yearly near the Causeway Coast.
The tradition has been going strong for motorcycle enthusiasts since 1929.
The dramatic scene was caught on a fans’ camera and shows how Cassidy’s motorcycle veered off track before smashing into some well-placed barriers.
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Cassidy was then sent flying into the air and somersaulted several times before landing on a parked car.
The car was pictured after, and had a massive dent in the front of it from where Cassidy landed.
Cassidy offered an update on social media afterwards detailing how he had somehow come away with only bruising.
He wrote: “s you all know I had a little off at NW200. I’m all OK just b****y sore.
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“I was behind a rider and had just clicked fourth. I believe his bike cut out or something on the first right after the start.
“The marshals said the same thing too. He pulled to the left then looking over his left shoulder not knowing I was going round him and we collided together.
“Unfortunately nothing I could do at that sort of speed. Big thank you to everyone for all support. All the medical staff did a cracking job.
“Went up around 25ft and landed in the garden on someone’s car.”
Another rider took to X to write: “Big thank you to all my team yesterday & all the medics & volunteers, when things went spectacularly wrong for one rider.
“We were so relieved to catch up with him in the paddock afterwards & see him in great form. Made of stronger stuff!”
Fans took to X to react to the video and wish Cassidy a speedy recovery.
One wrote: “My goodness… great to read that the rider is OK.”
Another added: “I swear I thought this wasn’t real at first, unbelievable. Glad Paul is 👍”
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
