A cycling enthusiast is recovering from a fractured cheek and memory loss after hitting a squirrel at 35mph. Tim Egerton, 58, crashed into the rodent as he hurtled downhill on his £3,500 road bike in Oakworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire, last week. Mr Egerton said: 'The surgeon said that if I'd not been wearing a helmet my injuries would have been much worse. Surgeons told Mr Egerton that his injuries would have been 'much worse' if he wasn't wearing a helmet. Pictured before the incidentLocal resident Claire Scott nursed Mr Egerton until paramedics attended.

Source: Daily Mail June 01, 2021 10:01 UTC