Motorbike holiday horror smash: Thrill seeking banker, 28, had to have his 'dead' leg amputated after life-changing road accident on dream South American trip and says: 'I knew it was high-risk.... something was bound to happen eventually'

Motorbike holiday horror smash: Thrill seeking banker, 28, had to have his 'dead' leg amputated after life-changing road accident on dream South American trip and says: 'I knew it was high-risk...

. something was bound to happen eventually' By Chris Pollard Published: 07:30 EDT, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 07:41 EDT, 10 July 2024 e-mail 4 View comments An investment banker on a dream trip of South America was forced to have his 'dead' leg amputated after a horror motorbike crash. Luke Tarrant quit his job in investment banking last September to embark on the voyage of a lifetime, riding from the US to Antarctica.

The 28-year-old said he knew motorbiking could be dangerous and felt that 'something was bound to happen eventually'. He said: 'I've always had a passion for motorbikes and this was the dream trip I'd been planning for a while. I left my job for it and was having an amazing time.

' He was eight months into his adventure when he suffered a life-changing accident while riding in Colombia on May 30th. Luke Tarrant had no memory of his motorbike crash but it left him with serious injuries Aside from losing his leg, Luke also broke his tibia, collarbone and right hand Luke had embarked on the trip of a lifetime, motorcycling from the US to Antarctica Luke, from Bedford, has no memory of the crash — and is still trying to piece together the sequence of events. After waking up in a ditch on the side of the road, he was picked up by a stranger and rushed to hospital for urgent t.