UK cyclist impaled by own bike in freak accident

A cyclist suffered horrific injuries when he was impaled by his own handlebars in a freak crash. <br /><br />Dane Phillips, 45, was pedalling to the shops when he was struck by a car which sent his mountain bike flying 10ft into the air. <br /><br />When the bike landed the handlebars skewered his right leg leaving him agonising pain. <br /><br />Rescue crews dashed to the scene in Hereford and firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to saw the handlebars off the bike. <br /><br />Stomach-churning pictures show the handlebars embedded in Dane’s leg as he was rushed to hospital on January 28.<br /><br />The interview was captured yesterday (February 7).