Brit tourist could lose leg after hit by scooter in Goa

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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."

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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.

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