Hit by a 40 tonne truck

[cerruti]

Had a bit of an argument with a 40 tonne articulated lorry this morning on my way to work... I'm ok, just some soft tissue damage to my right knee and a bit shaken up, otherwise Im fine.

Sadly my ER6 wasn't quite so lucky - The little RAC man took it on the back of his lorry to Bristol Kawasaki where it now waits for some little insurance people to inspect :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

I was 500 yards from my office when it happened, cutting a long story short, big lorry overtaking big lorries on little road, he was on my side of the road I stopped and waved at him as I had nowhere to go, but he saw me and kept coming and knocked me and bike over >

Arrogant twat then proceeded to blame me > > >

[Jon_W]

OUCH!!!!

Glad your ok.

[Geordie Stu]

Glad to read your Ok even though a bit shaken up.

Sounds cut & dry he was on your side of the carriageway you had nowhere to go. His fault.

Hope it gets sorted & quickly

[Nelly]

Nasty. Glad your ok though.

[Crosbie]

oooophf. What the hell is wrong with people. I dont think i would have kept my cool - particularly if he then proceeded to blame you! :-?

Could have been a lot worse. Glad your ok!

[Nikki]

Astounding glad you are OK - hope you had some witnesses and took photos etc.

[cerruti]

I had 2 witnesses come forward immediately - the car driver behind me who saw the whole thing, and the Eddie Stobart truck driver who was parked opposite (the parked lorry that was being overtaken by the twat that hit me).

Both drivers said straight away it wasnt my fault, there was nothing I could do, and that the lorry driver who hit me was driving like a C0ck >

I took photos of the lorry and the location, but sadly I didnt get my phone out quick enough to capture the lorry driver as he quickly retrieved my bike from under his wheels :

Note - My mobile phone was in one of my panniers so I couldnt get at it...

Note to self, in future always carry phone about person, not on bike!

At the moment Im dealing with insurance people, legal people, bike hire people, repair people and just about every other people in the world, phone hasn't stopped ringing :'(

[Nikki]

Hope it all gets sorted asap for you.

Take it steady and get some rest too - it's amazing what shock does.

[Jacde]

Blimey, thank goodness it wasn't you under the wheels of the lorry!!!

Hope your injuries recover quickly.

[diwallace67]

Hey sorry to hear......hoping you manage to get things sorted without too much hassle. Take it easy.........wishing you a speedy recovery