‘The bones were coming out of my skin’: Preston man seriously injured in Fulwood hit-and-run shares graphic images of his injuries

Owen Mayor was cycling along Blackpool Road when he was struck from behind by a motorcyclist on Saturday (July 9), knocking him off his push bike.

He was then dragged along the road by the out of control motorbike while the rider – who had also fallen – fled the scene.

The 30-year-old, from Preston, suffered multiple serious injuries in the collision, including comminuted open fractures to the tibia and fibula in his right leg.

“The bones in my leg were coming out of my skin,” he told the Lancashire Post.

“I also suffered severe road rash on my knuckles, arms, legs and back as well as lacerations on my head where you could see the skull.”

Doctors hammered a rod into one of the bones in Owen’s leg after he was rushed to hospital, keeping it in place to prevent it from healing abnormally.

He also received treatment on some fractured teeth on his bottom jaw as well as the subsequent swelling on his face.

Owen said he could not remember much about the incident, but he was “very grateful” for the help he received from bystanders and the NHS.

He said: “A lady approached me and I passed her my phone, unlocked it for her and asked her to call my auntie and partner.

“When my auntie arrived the paramedics were talking to me and I told them I trusted them completely.

“I suffer quite a lot from anxiety so with the amount of people around me I’m surprised I was so calm.”

Owen, who works as a Customer Service Manager for Shell Energy Broadband, said he wasn’t sure how the crash had affected him psychologically, but he was going to receive some counselling as a precaution.

“It’s better to be safe than sorry and that’s what the doctors have advised as well,” he said from his hospital bed.

The road was closed for more than three hours following the collision while accident investigators attended.

Lancashire Police later launched a public appeal and urged anyone who witnessed the hit-and-run to come forward.

When asked if he had a message for the motorcyclist, Owen said: “You’ve made your bed, now lie in it.

“Be a man.”

Anyone with information should call 101 or email [email protected], quoting log number 0995 of July 9.

Independent charity Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.