Moment motorbike rider is flung 25ft in the air after horror crash – and walks away

A rider escaped serious injury at motorcycling’s North West 200 in a horror crash that flung him “around 25ft” in the air and onto the bonnet of a car.

Paul Cassidy careered into a crash barrier after colliding with a fellow competitor in one of Northern Ireland’s largest annual sporting events, held on a nine-mile street circuit known as the Triangle between the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush.

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[claverton]

I wonder what his thoughts were whilst airborne? I'm guessing something along the lines of "I hope this doesn't hurt too much"

[Ratsplatterjoe]

Just imagine if it was a crap football player he be still rolling around for days, bike riders just get up and walk off real men

[beefcakes]

The British selection committee for Paris Olympics just put him in the trampoline team.

[paulnolan]

He actually landed on the front of someone’s car then walked off.

[skankhunt]

lol, those people in front of their door just casually watching a man fly into their yard 😂

[paulricketts]

Another rider he caught up with had a problem and he clipped him and this was the aftermath

[philipdoran]

His kinetic energy was released when he flew/somersaults...
If the dude stopped suddenly then its game over. Hope he's OK. 🙏 crazy stuff.😮

[MikeHooter]

Why is nobody posting it in full speed

[R_D]

When he's losing it before he hits fence, "This is it ☠️..."
Then gets altitude, hang time, and a view, "might just make it🙏..."

The drug right there, awful lows and incredible highs, all at speed, all in 0.05 sec

[yossariandunbar]

Beautiful house behind him. Those curved windows - lovely.

[JandiFX]

There's gonna be meme version: I believe I can fly... 😐

[jimmyconway]

Dude rode by like wtf that gonna hurt!!

[MrFlashpan]

I keep telling everyone MB's are not dangerous lol. glad he's ok.

[candacebrickley]

I said I'd make it home on time Mom. Sorry about your plants. 🤣🤣🤣

[Harnas]

Once the car U-Turn in front of me, when I was flying over the roof I was thinking " This is nice" and when gravity engaged there was no thinking, it was as if force was using me to punch through the ground. Painful.

[iann]

Amazing how this isn't even slowed down.

[winker-gp]

So this is Eddie the 🦅 Eagle's new sport 😮

[steadyeddie]

I'm guessing for a moment he thought he was on his way up to Heaven!

[marinagilbert]

Bon soir rider ses qui et tomber de 🏍 il va bien la personne qui et tomber de 🏍 pourquoi il vole comme un 🐦 il ses fait très mal pourquoi il fait sa ses pas bien du tout il et en danger pour lui françaises

[talespeed]

I didn't know Milltown had a Spar? 🤔