THE motorcyclist saved from underneath a car in Bournemouth has revealed more details of his horrific injuries.

Piers de Burgh used the Echo to thank the passers-by who lifted a car off his chest after the accident on Charminster Road.

The 27-year-old was in collision with the vehicle near the junction with Stewart Road on August 12.

Piers, who makes models of planned developments, was stuck under the axle of the Ford Fiesta until around 20 people lifted the car on to its side.

His injuries included a deflated lung, five broken ribs, breaks to his upper arm, hip, thumb and wrist, and nerve damage to his chest and arm that has affected his hand movement.

“Sadly, I didn’t pass out,” said Piers, who lives in Charminster.

“I have flashes of memory and there’s a few things I doubt I will ever forget – like the noise of the air forcibly leaving my lungs as I rolled under the car.

“Or a ladies face looking under the car - I believe I said ‘help me, I’m dying’. I’m not sure whether she heard me or not.

“I don't actually remember the car being lifted. One moment it was on me then it was off to the side.”

Piers said the people who hauled up the car saved his life and that he would never forget what they did.

He spent two and a half weeks at Poole Hospital and is getting physiotherapy for his hand and leg at Bournemouth Hospital.

“I'm doing very well,” he said.

“I’m walking without aid now but there is still a limit to the distance I can travel.

“The damage to my arm is my main concern at the moment with less than 50 per cent movement and little or no strength in my hand. I’m told it will take two to five months to heal.”