Dan Walker: TV presenter injured in bicycle crash

Television presenter Dan Walker has said helium is "glad to beryllium alive" aft colliding with a car portion cycling.

The erstwhile BBC Breakfast host, who present works for Channel 5, shared photographs of his bloodied look connected societal media, taken from wrong an ambulance.

Mr Walker, 45, who lives successful Sheffield, South Yorkshire, said: "Bit of an mishap this morning. Glad to beryllium live aft getting deed by a car connected my bike.

"Face is simply a messiness but I don't deliberation thing is broken."

It is unclear wherever the mishap took spot but the photos were taken successful a Yorkshire Ambulance Service conveyance alongside 2 members of staff.

Mr Walker praised the exigency services, saying: "Thanks to Shaun and Jamie for sorting maine retired and the beauteous copper astatine the scene. This is my [sic] smiling. Thankful for our NHS".

Mr Walker besides antecedently presented the BBC's Saturday greeting sports show, Football Focus, and appeared connected Strictly Come Dancing, finishing 5th with spouse Nadiya Bychkova.

He announced helium was leaving the BBC for Channel 5 successful April past year.