'I snapped my leg like a twig in Lime bike crash - now I'm suing them' View 4 Images

A keen cyclist whose leg was snapped “like a twig” in a near-fatal Lime bike accident is suing the company as he faces life-changing injuries. William Radford, 27, claims the back wheel of his rented e-bike unexpectedly skidded out as he braked for pedestrians while out shopping.

The heavy bike frame - four times a standard bike weight at 35kg - fell and ‘shattered’ his right leg as he crashed to the ground. Council manager William's leg was broken in four places, in what sounded like a “gunshot”, during the crash in Garrett Lane, Earlsfield.

Doctors at St George’s Hospital allegedly told him his injuries could have been fatal, as the breaks were near the femoral artery. He underwent a four-hour op, w

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