FLIPPIN’ MIRACLE
Motorbike rider gives update after horror crash saw him smash into barriers, fly 25ft in air and land on local’s car
Spectators said the Manx rider was lucky to be alive
A MOTORBIKE racer was catapulted 25ft through the air in a 100mph crash — but walked away with just a few scratches after landing on a car.
Paul Cassidy, 36, was flung from his Yamaha superbike as it slammed into a protective barrier after he was clipped.
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Horrified fans captured footage of him somersaulting high and far in the air.
Married Paul then vanished from view behind a fence — where his fall was broken by the bonnet of a blue VW.
Spectators said the Manx rider was lucky to be alive.
One said: “It’s incredible that he survived, let alone walked away in one piece.
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“The car came off worse than Paul!”
The dad of one had been taking part in a qualifier on Thursday at the NW200 event in Northern Ireland.
He told The Sun yesterday: “I’m a lucky man. I’ve seen the video over 100 times — impressive, isn’t it?
“If my fall hadn’t been broken by the car, I suspect I’d have broken a number of bones at the very least.
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“If I’d hit the concrete at that speed, it’s possible I wouldn’t still be here.”
Explaining the crash, he said he had just crossed the start-finish line when another rider veered into his path as he went to overtake.
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He added: “I was doing between 100mph and 125mph at the time. I saw the crash barrier and thought, ‘Whatever you do, don’t hit it’
“I ended up clipping the kerb and as soon as I did, I jumped off the seat and spun into the air. It all happened in a split-second.”
Incredibly, bruised Paul is now preparing to race his £30,000 Yamaha YZF-R6 at the Isle of Man TT Races next month.
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