Jason Anania Grateful to Survive Motorcycle Accident
Motorcyclist survives horrific crash.
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March 31, 2010
When a dump truck collided with a group of 10 motorcyclists at a stoplight near Phoenix, Arizona, Jason Anania was thrown from his Triumph Bonneville motorcycle onto the pavement, and saw the truck explode in flames before he was knocked unconscious by the impact, according to The Arizona Republic.
Witnesses of the crash dragged the riders away from the flames and laid them on the ground while waiting for help to arrive.
Anania, who is an operating room nurse in a Phoenix, requested that he be air lifted to the hospital he works at, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. There, doctors attended to his right leg, which was badly broken on impact. Of the 10 riders involved in the accident, there were pronounced dead on the scene, and one succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, the news source reports.
"I'm not saying helmets would have saved them, but if I wasn't wearing one, I'd be dead," Anania told the news provider. He added that he was grateful to have survived.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports a total of 16,520 Americans died in passenger car crashes in 2007 and 1,475,000 were injured in 2006.
Because excessive speed and intoxication are the main factors behind the majority of automobile accidents, experts suggest that obeying the speed limit and refraining from drinking and driving may reduce one's chances of being injured in a crash.
The use of seat belts is also a proven method to save lives during road accidents.
Those who are coping with the aftermath of an accident will find valuable resources available to them through the Crash Survivors Network.
When a dump truck collided with a group of 10 motorcyclists at a stoplight near Phoenix, Arizona, Jason Anania was thrown from his Triumph Bonneville motorcycle onto the pavement, and saw the truck explode in flames before he was knocked unconscious by the impact, according to The Arizona Republic.
Witnesses of the crash dragged the riders away from the flames and laid them on the ground while waiting for help to arrive.
Anania, who is an operating room nurse in a Phoenix, requested that he be air lifted to the hospital he works at, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. There, doctors attended to his right leg, which was badly broken on impact. Of the 10 riders involved in the accident, there were pronounced dead on the scene, and one succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, the news source reports.
"I'm not saying helmets would have saved them, but if I wasn't wearing one, I'd be dead," Anania told the news provider. He added that he was grateful to have survived.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports a total of 16,520 Americans died in passenger car crashes in 2007 and 1,475,000 were injured in 2006.
Because excessive speed and intoxication are the main factors behind the majority of automobile accidents, experts suggest that obeying the speed limit and refraining from drinking and driving may reduce one's chances of being injured in a crash.
The use of seat belts is also a proven method to save lives during road accidents.
Those who are coping with the aftermath of an accident will find valuable resources available to them through the Crash Survivors Network.
