ISwedish motorcyclists who were seriously injured in a crash on a Welsh road were rescued when their bike detected the impact and sent out an automatic SOS.
Johan Takats, 47, was riding a BMW R 1250 GS Adventure bike when he lost control on a slip road of the A40 in Raglan, Monmouthshire, and hit the barrier of the central reservation, triggering the emergency call.
The force of the impact, on 26 May 2022, caused pillion passenger Helena Engstrom, 45, to be thrown onto the opposite side of the dual carriageway, leaving them both lying helplessly on the road with serious pelvic and leg injuries.
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An investigation, filmed for BBC series The Crash Detectives, revealed that when the riders were too badly injured to respond to a call from BMW’s emergency centre, the bike’s GPS pinpointed their exact location and the alarm was raised with Gwent Police.
The full investigation into the collision can be seen on Crash Detectives: Fair to all parties, on BBC iPlayer
