A bystander who witnessed a serious Stake Hill motorbike crash says two tradies saved the victim's life with their quick thinking.
Perth man Ian Armitage said the motorcyclist was travelling at the 110 km speed limit on Kwinana Freeway when he overtook him about 11am on December 3.
“A few minutes later I saw brake lights and a cloud of dust,” he said.
“The man had come off his bike, badly – the bottom of his leg had been amputated.”
The moments that followed were a series of quick decisions and teamwork.
Mr Armitage said two tradies who arrived at the scene were quick to find a strap and use it as a tourniquet.
“I went and got my large first aid kit and when I got back one doctor and two nurses were at the scene,” he said.
They saved his life, for sure.
- Ian Armitage
“They had just been driving past.”
Mr Armitage said he emptied his esky and used it to preserve the amputated leg.
He said the man was still talking throughout and said he was caught by a gust of wind and clipped a trailer, which caused him to come off the bike.
An RAC helicopter was required to transfer the patient to hospital.
Mr Armitage said the two tradies should be commended for their quick thinking and bravery.
“They saved his life, for sure,” he said.
A Royal Perth Hospital spokeswoman said a male was admitted on December 3 and discharged on December 5.
This was contested by the man’s family, who say he remains in hospital.
Royal Perth Hospital have since admitted the information initially provided to the Mandurah Mail was incorrect and the man remains in hospital.
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