A schoolboy has warned cyclists to wear helmets after he broke his face and skull in a horrific fall from his bike.
Lewys Jones, 15, landed face-first on the pavement after he collided with another bike outside Merthyr Tydfil College on Friday.
Doctors discovered he had suffered five fractures around his socket and another to the top of his skull.
He spent three nights in hospital, and said he wants to warn others about the dangers of not wearing a helmet.
He said: It is vital. It can save a life. I want to make young people aware that a helmet is safe to wear.
Lewys had been cycling with friends over a small ramp by the college in South Wales when he collided and fell off his bike.
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He recalled: I went to go over the ramp and a boy stood up in front of me and it was too late.
The front wheel went over first and then it just flung me – straight into the floor. I landed on the side of my face.
I had five fractures around my eye socket and one to the skull. I didnt lose consciousness.
Lewys was treated by a passing police car before being taken to hospital by his grandfather.
He was admitted to the Prince Charles Hospital and released on Monday.
