A school fitness coach fears he may lose his leg after being hit by a scooter while on holiday in Goa.
John McCormack, 60, from Broadstairs, Kent, suffered a shattered leg, ruptured artery, and severe muscle lacerations after jumping to avoid a dog and colliding with a passing scooter on January 29.
Surgeons repaired his artery and inserted a metal plate, but he remains at risk of infection.
John, who founded the school fitness program Skip2BFit, is determined to recover and return to his work, joking that his business isn’t called "Hop2BFit."
John McCormack, 60, from Broadstairs, Kent, suffered a shattered leg, ruptured artery, and severe muscle lacerations after jumping to avoid a dog and colliding with a passing scooter on January 29.
Surgeons repaired his artery and inserted a metal plate, but he remains at risk of infection.
John, who founded the school fitness program Skip2BFit, is determined to recover and return to his work, joking that his business isn’t called "Hop2BFit."
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00:00Hello, this is John from Skip To Be Fit. Unfortunately, I won't be skipping for a
00:07while. I've had a really bad accident while out running, raising money for the
00:12El Shaddai Child Rescue Centre here in India. I was running and a dog tried to
00:18bite me and unfortunately I had to jump in the road and got hit by a passing
00:23scooter. I got a very, very bad cut across the calf muscle which severed my
00:30artery. I then also got my fibula shattered near my ankle. Very, very
00:37luckily I was not killed and I'm very fortunate to still be making this video.
00:42So I'll try to take the positive, it could have been a lorry. But my reason
00:47for this is please think about making sure you have travel insurance because
00:53fortunately I had my nationwide travel insurance which covered all my costs but
00:58when I hit the floor the pain was absolutely excruciating pain. I can't
01:05describe the pain but luckily I got to the hospital. The hospital were fantastic
01:11but the hospital wanted to know have you got insurance. That's the first thing
01:16they ask when you get to the hospital about insurance. So it's a real heads up
01:20everyone please to think about making sure they have got cover when you go on
01:24holiday anywhere in the world. My son will be carrying on a skitchy fit, we'll
01:30still keep going but please think about what's happened to me can happen to you
01:35and if anything positive can come out of this I'd raise awareness on travel
01:40insurance.