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Shocking! Bike crashes head on into speeding car and rider goes flying through the air (video)

The biker was saved

Newsroom August 19 10:31

A shocking video showing a motorcycle crashing head on into an oncoming car is making the rounds on the Internet.

The video, posted by cretapost.gr , shows the accident that occurred on Sunday, August 16 in Sitia, Crete where the rider can be seen hitting the front of the speeding vehicle and flung through the air before landing on the asphalt and taking several tumbles.

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According to Giannis Daskalakis , who posted the video, the motorcyclist was miraculously saved because he was wearing a helmet which was fastened.

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According to the local website, the video was posted with the consent of the drivers involved in the accident.

 

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