TELLY presenter Dan Walker says he is "lucky to be alive" after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle in London.
The former BBC Breakfast favourite was left bloodied and "battered and bruised" after being knocked off his bike this morning.
"Face is a mess," he Tweeted earlier today, showing followers the gruesome remains of his horrific incident on a main road in the capital.
The Channel 5 presenter was forced to miss his news show due to the scary ordeal, after which he praised the police on scene.
"Bit of an accident this morning," he penned on Twitter. "Glad to be alive after getting hit by a car on my bike."
He added: "Face is a mess but I don't think anything is broken.
"Thanks to Shaun and Jamie for sorting me out and the lovely copper at the scene. This is my smiling Thankful for our NHS."
Posting an update earlier this evening, Dan said: "Blown away by all the lovely messages. Thank you. Just got home from hospital.
"Battered and bruised but – amazingly – nothing broken. Very thankful to still be here.
"I have no memory of anything and just remember coming round on the tarmac with paramedics & police around me
"Thanks for all your kindness. Jamie & Shaun were so great in the ambulance – not sure I was making much sense.
"Thanks to Conor the copper, Charlotte in x-ray & Hannah (below) for being so considerate & brilliant in such a busy A & E
"The helmet I was wearing saved my life today so – if you're on a bike – get one on your head.
Bit of an accident this morning.
Glad to be alive after getting hit by a car on my bike. Face is a mess but I don't think anything is broken. Thanks to Shaun and Jamie for sorting me out and the lovely copper at the scene.
This is my smiling 😂
Thankful for our NHS ❤️ pic.twitter.com/jt4FdaQDUU— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) February 20, 2023
"Smashed my watch & phone, ruined my trousers, my bike is a mess but I'm still here.
"Currently eating soup through a straw and being looked after by this gorgeous, tired nurse."
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