'It was just another normal Sunday ride in summer. Then it kind of got turned upside down'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA motorcyclist has recounted how a leisurely Sunday ride turned into a harrowing ordeal that nearly resulted in the loss of his leg.
Zac Bonny, 32, was enjoying a typical weekend ride with friends along the country lanes on the Lancashire border in August 2022 when disaster struck.
A farmer had been on the road, leaving behind mud that caused Zac to lose control on the slippery surface. READ MORE: 'I've always been disappointed': Apathy and despair on the leafy streets of south Manchester Zak explained the terrifying moment to LancsLive, he said: "It was just on the off-chance, I had gone round the corner and a farmer had been going in and out of a field, so there was a fair bit of mud and debris on the road.
This made me lose the grip on my front wheel and then I collided with the post, unfortunately." In the aftermath of the crash, his quick-thinking friend Shaun immediately called for an ambulance while he lay injured.
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