Richard Branson Escapes death (Photos)

Today, British billionaire Richard Branson shared a near-death experience he had a couple of days ago.

The founder of Virgin Group stated his “life flashed before his eyes” when his motorbike had an accident.

According to statement published on the Virgin website, Brandon said, “A couple of nights ago I went cycling on Virgin Gorda with Holly and Sam as part of my training for the Virgin Strive Challenge. I was heading down a hill towards Leverick Bay when it suddenly got really dark and I managed to hit a ‘sleeping policeman’ hump in the road head on. The next thing I knew, I was being hurled over the handlebars and my life was literally flashing before my eyes.

“I really thought I was going to die. I went flying head-first towards the concrete road, but fortunately my shoulder and cheek took the brunt of the impact, and I was wearing a helmet that saved my life (however, perhaps they should build bike helmets that protect the side of the face too – does anyone know of one?). My bike went flying off the cliff and disappeared. We’ve since recovered the crumpled bicycle, completely destroyed. My cheek has been badly damaged and my knee, chin, shoulder and body severely cut.”

He also shared a couple of images of the accident via some tweets on his Twitter account.

See tweets below:

My life flashed before my eyes – fell headfirst over my bike handlebars https://t.co/aEh6TsDQz4 pic.twitter.com/U9fWDGVWhO

— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) August 26, 2016

Forget my injuries (cracked cheek, torn ligaments) – I’m having to drink tea out of a straw! https://t.co/aEh6TsDQz4 pic.twitter.com/t8g8HdHFqN

— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) August 26, 2016

“I’m alive! At least you’ve still you’ve still got a job!” My latest brush with death: https://t.co/aEh6TsDQz4 pic.twitter.com/THF2LMZrzj

— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) August 26, 2016