Ian Werret, 52, and his wife Clare, 44, from Doncaster, were on a bike ride in the Selby area, when Ian was overtaking a car turning off a motorway, resulting in the collision.
Ian and Clare were flung from the back of the motorbike and ended up lying 10 yards away from each other on a grass verge.
With the Yorkshire Air Ambulance in attendance, it was down to the paramedics on board to assess the severity of both parties injuries. Subsequently, Ian was flown to the Major Trauma Centre at Leeds General Infirmary as he was deemed the most seriously injured of the two, and Clare was taken by land ambulance to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.
Clare continued: “I remember the air ambulance crew checking over my knee and I didn’t know how Ian was. Then I overheard that his stats were dropping and he needed to be airlifted.”
Assessments at Leeds General Infirmary revealed that Ian had cracked two vertebrae, nine broken ribs, fractured his shoulder and had two collapsed lungs. Clare suffered from leg injuries, a broken rib and also a collapsed lung. They both went on to make a good recovery considering their injuries.
Despite their horrific accident, biker of 37 years Ian, has not been put off riding. As soon as they returned home from hospital, his first priority was to assess the damage of his prized bike.
Speaking of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Clare said: “If it wasn’t for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, I don’t think my husband would here today.”
