Moment motorcyclist thrown through air losing toe and setting his bike on fire

27 September 2023 , 12:33

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The terrifying moment a learner motorcyclist's bike bursts into flames after he smashed into an oncoming car (Image: Cambridge Police / SWNS)

The terrifying moment a learner motorcyclist smashed into an oncoming car, causing him to lose his toe and his bike to burst into flames has been captured in dashcam footage released for the first time.

Stavius Gordon, 31, was driving his motorbike in Cambridge when he crashed into an Audi on September 9, 2022. Dashcam footage from another vehicle shows Gordon speeding along unable to slow down when the Audi makes a right turn into a junction. He causes a head on collision and the KTM bike then bursts into flames - damaging the Audi and a private ambulance parked nearby.

Gordon, of HMP Peterborough, is flung from his seat across the road, but somehow a severed toe was his only injury. He was jailed for two years in August for intimidating his ex-partner by chasing her and smashing her car window in July 2021.

Stavius is sent flying through the air after hitting an Audi in Cambridge (Cambridge Police / SWNS)

According to CambridgeshireLive, the 31-year-old started intimidating the victim, who was waiting to give her mother a lift, and kicked her wing mirror. A short while later he got off the motorbike and punched the driver's side window, causing it to smash.

As she tried to get home, the victim and her mother faced further intimidation and sought refuge in a filling station in Newmarket Road. Finally, the victim's brother picked both her and her mother up.

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Gordon initially denied riding the motorcycle but dashcam footage and statements from other motorists placed him at the scene. He was seen riding erratically and overtaking dangerously in the lead up to the crash.

Gordon's bike catches fire after hitting the car (Cambridge Police / SWNS)

Gordon appeared at Cambridge Crown Court and admitted to driving otherwise in accordance with a licence, driving without due care and attention and driving without insurance. He was given a £120 fine and nine points on his provisional licence. Drivers who gain more than six points on their provisional licence automatically have it revoked.

PC Sarah Pride said: “I would like to thank witnesses who came forward and described Gordon’s manner of driving in the moments leading up to the crash. Gordon lost a toe as a result of the collision but it was thanks to his helmet that it wasn’t anything more serious. He had a provisional licence and will need to reapply.”

Harrison Moore