Police say enquiries are continuing after a cyclist was lucky to survive a collision with a car on a mini-roundabout in Ashby last week.

Now the rider has urged drivers to think twice at junctions after releasing a shocking photo of the incident to Mail Online - you can see the pictures HERE.

Jack Schofield was hit by a car after the driver allegedly went the wrong way at the junction of Derby Road and Elford Street.

And the dashcam image shows him sent flying through the air by the impact.

A spokesman for Leicestershire Police said: "Shortly after 1pm on Thursday (16 September) a call was received from a motorist reporting she had been involved in a collision with a cyclist in Derby Road, Ashby.

"She said she had contacted the East Midlands Ambulance Service on the cyclist's behalf.

"The driver's details were taken and enquiries into the incident are continuing."

Jack told the road CC website that he wants to raise awareness to improve driving standards around vulnerable road users, adding he was "immensely lucky" not to have come off worse from the incident.

advertisement

The collision happened when Jack, a 27-year-old photographer and competitive triathlete who rides for Bath Cycling Club, was in the middle of riding 300km from his home in Leeds to Cheltenham, where he was attending a friend's wedding the next day.

Unfortunately Jack arrived on crutches, as the driver of the white car failed to spot him, ploughing into him and writing off his bike as a result.

The driver was being followed by a colleague in a separate vehicle, which had a dashcam that captured the moment of impact.

Jack told road.cc: "I grabbed the phone and airdropped the footage to myself, thinking I really want to have this footage on my phone before you leave.

"She hadn't seen me and carried on driving. I hit the front left of her car trying to miss it.

"Bent the number plate, bent the front bumper and smashed all the front windscreen with the helmet.

"My bike went up in the air, I hit the ground pretty hard but rolled luckily.

"Because I was rolling it all completely missed me, I was unlucky to be hit but literally couldn't have been more lucky. Medical professionals have told me I should have a broken neck!"

advertisement