The
66-year-old Virgin tycoon was on a training cycle run with his two
adult children Holly and Sam when the horrifying incident happened on
Monday. Sir
Richard, who is worth nearly £4billion, was taken to Miami, Florida,
for X-rays and scans - which found he had suffered torn ligaments and a
cracked cheek.
Sir
Richard Branson has revealed how he feared he would die after crashing
head first onto a road in a high-speed bike crash on the British Virgin
Islands.
He
said: ‘I was heading down a hill towards Leverick Bay when it suddenly
got really dark and I managed to hit a ‘sleeping policeman’ hump in the
road head on.
‘The
next thing I knew, I was being hurled over the handlebars and my life
was literally flashing before my eyes. I really thought I was going to
die.
‘I went flying head-first towards the concrete road, but fortunately my shoulder and cheek took the brunt of the impact.’
‘I really couldn’t believe I
was alive, let alone not paralysed.’
The
first person to arrive on the scene was his assistant Helen Clarke,
whom he claims to have told: ‘I’m alive! At least you’ve still got a
job.’
One
of his team sprinted over to help him and he was taken to Miami for
treatment, but admitted he had been ‘extremely fortunate’ with his lack
of major injuries.
He added: ‘My biggest hardship is having to drink tea out of a straw. Oh, and being called elephant man by a six year old.
‘My
attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least
you’re moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try
again.’
The
accident took place on the fifth anniversary of the fire on his private
residence of Necker Island, which gutted his £75million house and led
to it being rebuilt.
as he tried to set a record for the
fastest-ever Atlantic crossing.
'I thought I was going to die': Billionaire Tycoon Richard Branson reveals how he survived bike crash
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