Former 'BBC Breakfast' presenter Dan Walker couldn't sleep after being pumped full of painkillers following his near-death bike accident.
Dan Walker couldn't sleep after being pumped full of painkillers following his near-death bike accident - Instagram
The 45-year-old Channel 5 news anchor was "glad to be alive" after he was hit by a car while on his bike in Sheffield on Monday morning (20.02.23), and the star admitted he was struggling to sleep later that evening after he was given several pain-relief drugs during the day.
He wrote on his Instagram Stories: "Can't sleep ... too many drugs I think.
"Just reading through some of the 1000s of messages today. Thank you so much. It's so kind of you all.
"If my eyes weren't so swollen I might have a little cry (sic)"
Dan was left battered and bruised with a bloodied face following the incident, and he was fortunate to avoid any broken bones.
He wrote on Instagram: "Bit of an accident this morning.
Glad to be alive after getting hit by a car on my bike. Face is a mess but I don’t think anything is broken. Thanks to Shaun and Jamie for sorting me out and the lovely copper at the scene.
This is my smiling
Thankful for our NHS (sic)"
Later in the day, Dan shared another message, admitting he was "very thankful" to still be alive, and he had no memory of the accident.
He wrote: "Blown away by all the lovely messages. Thank you.
Just got home from hospital. Battered and bruised but - amazingly - nothing broken.
Very thankful to still be here. I have no memory of anything and just remember coming round on the tarmac with paramedics and police around me.
Thanks for all your kindness. Jamie and Shaun were so great in the ambulance - not sure I was making much sense
Thanks to Conor the copper, Charlotte in x-ray and Hannah (in blue) for being so considerate and brilliant in such a busy A and E.
So thankful for our NHS
The helmet I was wearing saved my life today so - if you’re on a bike - get one on your head.
Smashed my watch and phone, ruined my trousers, my bike is a mess but I’m still here
Currently eating soup through a straw and being looked after by a gorgeous, furry, tired nurse at the end of the sofa (sic)"