Bob Geldof Shaken After Collision With Motorcyclist
Bob Geldof was left shocked and shaken after a motorcyclist crashed into his
car - but is relived the biker escaped without serious injuries.
The former Boomtown Rats frontman was doing a U-turn in a busy London street
when the motorcyclist suddenly collided with his vehicle.Speaking shortly after the incident, Geldof told reporters, "I'm very shaken
but fine. There was no serious harm done to anyone in our car. It's just a
shock."The 39-year-old biker was taken to hospital with minor knee and groin
injuries, and Geldof was relieved to learn the victim was not seriously
wounded.
He adds, "Thank God he's fine. Thank God again. The main thing is he's OK. He
had all his bike gear on which probably stopped a lot of damage. I was speaking
to him and told him to lie still. The paramedics came and checked him. There's
nothing broken which surprised me. I'm so glad."I was pulling out and a woman stopped to let me go and the bike came up on
the other side and went into the wheel. He was knocked flying. It was an
accident."In the car at the time were Geldof's daughters Pixie and Tiger Lily Hutchence.