Skip2Bfit school skipping workshops boss John McCormack, from Broadstairs, on suffering horror injury on holiday
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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
01:16asked 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 us on skips you fit
01:30we'll still keep going but please think about what's happened to me can happen
01:34to you and if anything positive can come out of this I'd raise your awareness on
01:39travel insurance.