"Everything felt cold and went dark": Motorcyclist thought 'this is how I die' in horrific crash

Back in April 2021, Kieran Griffiths, set out on his bike to work, as he did any other day. Little did he know that what would happen next would lead to a tragic life-changing experience.

Almost as soon as 34-year-old Kieran set off, the mechanical maintenance engineer‘s world turned upside down when a car ploughed into him head on in what was a severe road traffic collision. It caused extensive injuries to his wrists and right leg, as well as a brain injury, following the crash.

Describing the moment that would define his life for the next year, Kieran, from Openshaw, said: “I was riding to work one morning as I always do, I was probably no more than a few minutes from home – my bike was still cold - when I was suddenly hit by a driver who wasn’t paying attention.

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“The only way I can describe how it felt was everything felt cold, and then it went dark. All I can remember thinking was ‘this is how I die’; it’s obviously a really strange feeling having the idea of death become so real so quickly.

“I only regained consciousness when the paramedic arrived, but after that I don’t remember anything until I woke up in hospital.”

Both of Kieran’s wrists were broken, as well as the hip, femur, tibia, and fibula on his right leg. His right knee was also severely dislocated which caused extensive damage to the cartilage and the crash had also caused injury to his brain.

For over a year, Kieran was unable to walk freely and needed to use a walking stick and mobility scooter. He was treated by