Danny Cipriani reveals he was lucky not to DIE after getting hit by a bus on a team night out with Sale while dressed as a WWE star at the end of a 15 bar crawl
- Danny Cipriani has shared how he almost died on a pub crawl
- The 35-year-old was hit by a bus after driving onto the road during a night out
- Cipriani crashed into the windshield before being rushed to hospital
Danny Cipriani has revealed how he almost died after being hit by a bus and believes his late actions saved him from a fatal accident on a night out.
The former England rugby international was out on a night out with a group of Sale Sharks teammates a decade ago when a moment of drunken frenzy caused him to cross the road and jump into the path of an oncoming bus.
Cipriani was taking part in a pub crawl known as the Otley Run with his colleagues at the time and in his attempts to run away from one of the group he got out in front of a bus.
The 35-year-old, who still has no club, explained how he has struggled with alcohol and drugs in the past and believes he was lucky enough to escape with his life after the incident.
Writing in his memoir, Who Am I?, serialized by the Sun, Cipriani described the poignant encounter: “What is the worst that could happen? We’ve almost reached the last pub of the tour and I’m a little over-enthusiastic. I sneak up behind one of the guys, slap him on the back of the head and he starts chasing me.
Danny Cipriani has maintained he was lucky to have been hit by a bus in 2013
Cipriani was out on a night out with his Sale Sharks teammates when the collision happened
“I run on, look over my shoulder, and when I get to a bus stop, I look to my right, see a bus coming, assume it’s stopping, and run for it. TREE!
“If I hadn’t instinctively jumped at the last second and slammed into the window of the bus, instead of the grille, I would have been wiped out. Legs crushed, maybe killed.
“As it is now, I’m lying flat on my back on a stretcher, surrounded by paramedics. Not only did I have a concussion, but I also tore the medial collateral ligament in my knee,” he added.
Not so bad, the season is over anyway. When I get out of the hospital I can’t resist tweeting, “Tough night. It feels like I’ve been hit by a bus…”
‘People laugh about that, that’s what I wanted. But no one asks me how I’m really doing,” said Cipriani.
A bruised Cipriani had to use crutches after the horrific accident
Cipriani (right) was previously picked by England but struggled to secure a spot in the team
The bus’s windshield was shattered as it bore the brunt of the force of the impact with Cipriani and buckled inward as contact was made.
Paramedics rushed to the scene and he was taken to Leeds General Infirmary in an ambulance before being discharged on crutches.
Fortunately, the fly-half survived and made a full recovery, allowing him to continue his career in the sport.
However, Cipriani explained how he still takes a prescription painkiller called Tramadol after the collision, but openly admits that he eventually wants to stop taking the medication.
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