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Richard Branson suffers horror accidents after flying off his bike in crash

Sir Richard Branson has been concerned in a motorcycle crash, leaving him with horrific accidents.

The billionaire, 73, was using the car within the Virgin Gorda, a Caribbean island within the British Virgin Islands, when he hit a pothole, sending him flying. Branson, who co-founded the Virgin Group again in 1970, stated he needed to be handled for extreme cuts on his elbow in addition to a hematoma – a pool of principally clotted blood – on his hip.

Taking to Instagram to indicate off his wounds, Branson stated: “Took quite a big tumble while cycling in Virgin Gorda a little while ago! I hit a pothole and crashed hard, resulting in another hematoma on my hip and a nasty cut elbow, but amazingly nothing broken.

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Branson stated he ‘took fairly a giant tumble’ within the accident (file)

“We were cycling with Alex Wilson, who fell after me, but thankfully he was ok as well. I’m counting myself very lucky, and thankful for keeping myself active and healthy. After all, the brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all!”

Fans have been fast to reply to the information, with one writing: “Praise God you both are okay..”. Meanwhile one other chimed in: “Does falling in paradise make it hurt a little less?”.

A 3rd added: “Glad you’re ok. Bike slams are no joke.”



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Branson stated he’s ‘counting himself very fortunate’

It’s not the primary time Branson has been concerned in a motorcycle crash on the Virgin Islands. During a charity race in 2018 he was despatched flying from his bike, leaving him fearing he had damaged his again.

And in 2016, he stated he was left fearing for his life after one other bike crash noticed him maintain critical head accidents. He had been biking together with his two youngsters when the incident occurred – simply months after he had a run-in with a stingray.

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He stated on the time: “I went cycling on Virgin Gorda with Holly and Sam as part of my training for the Virgin Strive Challenge. 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 subsequent factor I knew, I used to be being hurled over the handlebars and my life was actually flashing earlier than my eyes.”

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