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15 October 2025
Motorbike crash survivor highlights importance of protective gear

Ryan Leitch, 21, was lucky to survive when he crashed his motorbike going around a bend on the way home from his basketball refereeing job.

He hit a ditch, launching his bike into an electrical pole and then he flew through a fence, ending up at the bottom of a tree in someone’s garden.

When Ambulance Victoria (AV) paramedics arrived soon after, they weren’t sure he’d make it.

Ryan suffered in...

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