A young motorcyclist suffered a horror smash when a bird flew into his helmet while he was riding - leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The youngster from Morpeth, Northumberland, suffered a broken back in the crash and underwent four months of intensive treatment in hospital. It was a freak accident, I've never heard of another motorbike rider being paralyzed after hitting a bird." Sam is paralyzed from the chest down but does have the use of his arms and hands. Less than a year after the accident, Sam was riding motorcycles again and he has been pictured riding at Silverstone Circuit, the home of British motor racing.

Source: Fox News January 04, 2019 12:55 UTC