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23
Mar 2021
TV show tonight recalls cyclist's crash near Brimham Rocks
A cyclist who broke his leg and had to be rescued by air ambulance near Brimham Rocks will have his story told on TV tonight.
Algy Kazlauciunas was cycling on Warsill Road on September 4 last year when his wheel skidded on oil left by a truck.
He crashed and landed on a grass verge, where he was alone and unable to move.
Fortunately two cyclists, who were not far behind, stopped to help.
They were struggling to work out the exact location for the emergency services but one had the What3Words app on his phone.
So when Peter Jackson, one of the cyclists, called 999 he quoted the What3Words reference 'Inflation, Surfer, Inner', which led Yorkshire Air Ambulance straight to the crash.
Algy Kazlauciunas, who hopes to get back on his bike when the weather improves, said:
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The air ambulance took Mr Kazlauciunas, who is from Leeds, to Harrogate District Hospital where tests revealed he had a broken femur.
He endured a long operation to pin his leg back together and have a rod inserted, and spent four days in the hospital recuperating.
The reality TV series Helicopter ER will feature the story on Channel Really at 10pm tonight. It can be viewed on Freeview on channel 17.
Matt Syrat, clinical operations manager for Yorkshire Air Ambulance, said:
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