South African Racer Hit By Out-Of-Control Motorbike So Hard She Did 360-Degree Backflip

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A motorbike racer was struck by an out-of-control bike, sending her into the air where she performed a full 360-degree flip, which was captured in horrifying footage.

In a race two weeks ago (May 27) at the Killarney Race Track in Cape Town, South Africa, Zante Otto was flung from her bike after the bike around five seconds in front of her exploded and spilled fuel on the track.

Footage of the race shows Zante rising to her feet after being knocked off track only to be hit from behind by another competitor who had also slipped off course and skidded into the fuel.

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The second time she manages to stand up, an unmanned bike comes heading at her, slamming into her legs.

She performs a full reverse somersault and lands flat on her stomach after being thrown through the air by the force of that.

South African native Zante from Cape Town said: "I'm very lucky to be alive. I came off so lightly.”

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"It wasn't very nice to watch back. It took me four or five days to watch it and see what happened.”

"The moment I stood up straight was the moment the bike hit me so if I was lying down I wouldn't have come off as lucky. I could have landed worse from the flip too.”

"We were racing quite close so the rider in front's bike blew up and it caused a lot of oil to come out of the motor and go onto the course.”

"There was smoke and I wasn't far enough away from him to see a flag so I didn't realize there would be oil on the track.”

"We crashed really quickly and landed on my thigh. I wanted to get away but my leg was numb. When I got hit by the rider's helmet it made my leg even more numb.”

"As soon as I got up the bike hit me. There wasn't enough time for me to get away. It all happened so quickly.”

"Some people have told me it was my fault but I didn't have enough time to get away.”

"When I was on the floor I was just screaming in pain."

Fortunately, a diagnosis showed she had just broken her left ankle, shin, and damaged ligaments.

She was given a full leg cast on Monday, June 12, after doctors informed her that they couldn't operate to repair the ligaments. Despite this, she is optimistic that she will be able to ride a bike again in 12 weeks.

An employee at Killarney Race Track stated that after watching the footage numerous times, he is confident that the personnel responded as quickly as possible.

Zante further emphasized that due to the small amount of time between the bike in front of her crashing and her own, race officials were powerless to prevent the collision.

Killarney Race Track opted against commenting.