Mabe cyclist's appeal to find Good Samaritan after A30 crash in Cornwall

Kristian Pixton from Mabe was coming out of Hayle along the infamous Roseworthy Dip when a piece of metal flew off the road slamming into his front wheel.

The wheel jammed and he was sent flying, sprawling onto the road trapped under his bike with his feet still in the pedal stirrups and badly injuring his face.

Mr Pixton told the Packet that each year when his wife goes away he sets himself a little challenge to cycle to Mousehole as a long ride.

He was on his way back when the accident happened. "I was just nearly up the top of the hill when a car hit a piece of metal which flew up and it hooked onto my front wheel. It jammed the wheel and I went over the top and hit the ground," he said. Kristian suffered a badly his lip which needed stitches and was battered and bruised by the fall.

Two vehicles stopped with two men getting out to help Kristian get off the road following the accident on August 19 at 3pm.

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Kristian needed stitches for a nasty cut following his accident

They called for an ambulance but were told it was not going to arrive for a while.

One of the men, who Kristian said was in a large van, offered to take him to Falmouth Hospital's minor injuries unit to get treatment for his face as Mr Pixton had no way of getting home. On the way there they talked about his job as a kitchen fitter with him telling Kristian he'd been at a job in Hayle and was on his way home when he saw the accident.

"But that is all he can remember about him," said Kristian. "I must of been in some sort of shock. I didn't even look him in the eye. All else I remember is that he lived in Penryn."

When they got to Falmouth Hospital there were no nurses available to give Kristian the stitches he needed and so, despite offering to take him to Redruth Hospital, Mr Pixton got him to take him home to Mabe so he could drive himself there. Once there he was stitched up by the nurses.

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Mr Pixton is hoping to find his 'Good Samaritan' to say thank you

"I just want to be able to thank the guy for what he did for me," he said. "Without him I would never have been able to get home."

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Kristian says he has been cycling since he was seven and still cycles everywhere now. However the accident hasn't put him off cycling and he will be heading to Mousehole again next year - but this time he'll be taking the back roads.

If the Good Samaritan was you or you know who it was and want to be involved, contact the Packet and we can put you in touch with Mr Pixton.