A MOTORCYCLIST is appealing for the Good Samaritans who rushed to his aid when he was knocked from his bike to get in touch so he can thank them.

Samuel Fredericks was riding home to Banbury along the A4260 near Deddington at about 5pm on Tuesday, January 12, when a car struck his Honda CBF600 from behind.

Mr Fredericks was thrown from his bike onto the road and landed on his head 23 metres away from the machine, which was written off in the accident.

The impact from the fall was so powerful it knocked Mr Fredericks’ crash helmet off his head, causing a deep gash.

The 55-year-old added: “I was coming from Oxford on my motorbike, but I was knocked from behind and I flew up into the air.

“I landed on my head, on the other side of the road, into oncoming traffic.”

But luckily for the father-of-two, help was nearby in the form of an off-duty ambulance driver, a nurse from the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and a school nurse, who all happened to be passing at the right moment.

The three of them cared for Mr Fredericks until an ambulance arrived to take him to hospital.

The grandfather-of-two was treated in the hospital’s trauma centre for a large gash to his head – which needed 13 stitches – as well as bruising and gashes to his thigh and side, and a damaged ankle.

After an overnight stay at the JR, Mr Fredericks was discharged the next day.

Now he is hoping to make contact with his saviours, so he can thank them personally.

He added: “There were amazing people around me, I would like to thank them personally.

“In seconds they were all around me, there to support me.

“They were there when I was in pain, with blood all over my head, and they stayed until the ambulance came.

“I would like to meet the people, to say thank-you for the kindness. I am very grateful.”

Mr Fredericks does not remember the names of the people who came to his aid, except that the hospital nurse was called Rita.

Although the crash was a month ago, security officer Mr Fredericks said he is still recovering from his injuries.

He said the head injury has had a “major effect” on him, sometimes causing him such severe pain he has to take breaks at work to recover.

He added: “I’ve got a lifelong scar now.

“I’m trying to get back to normal, which is difficult – I’m not performing like I normally do.

“I cannot drive regularly, I am a bit nervous to get behind the wheel.

“Sometimes I get the train.”

* If you were one of the kind-hearted strangers who came to Mr Fredericks’ aid on January 12, please contact Joe Gammie at the Oxford Mail on 01865 425403 or email jgammie@nqo.com