Shocking moment speeding motorist ploughed into driver at petrol station and sent him flying over the bonnet because he was ‘in a rush’

THIS is the shocking moment a male model was catapulted into the air after being hit by a driver at a petrol station who was "in a rush".

Jamie Topliss-Yates, 43, was walking across a BP garage forecourt on his way to the kiosk to pay for fuel when he was struck by reckless Zaid Bhamji, travelling at 30mph.

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Jamie Topliss-Yates was catapulted six feet into the air as he walked across a BP garage forecourt

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Mr Topliss-Yates said he is lucky to be alive after hitting the bonnet with such force his head smashed the windscreen

CCTV footage shows him desperately trying to dodge the Mercedes before being rolled across the bonnet with such force his head smashes the windscreen.

Mr Topliss-Yates then flies through the air and lands "heavily" on his side a few feet away, shattering his pelvis.

The life model says he is lucky to be alive but still requires physiotherapy and is awaiting a brain scan after noticing he sometimes "stumbles" in his speech.

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Zaid Bhamji, right, arrives at Hull Magistrates' Court where he admitted dangerous driving

Witnesses estimated Bhamji's speed as between 20mph and 30mph, but his victim believes it was much faster.

Mr Topliss-Yates was on his way to the kiosk to pay for fuel when the incident happened on a wet night on January 14 at a BP garage in Chanterlands Avenue, west Hull.

Bhamji was leaving the car park at the rear of the garage and was "in a rush" to get home.

Describing the incident at his home in Hull, east Yorkshire., Mr Topliss-Yates said: "Strange things went through my head as I hit the car.

"I remember the horrible moment of inevitability when I realised no matter how fast I moved, I wasn't going to get out of the way.

"I hit the windscreen and flew through the air. I thought 'I'm dead, my head has been smashed and I'm going to hit the floor'.

"But it's strange the messages you get from your brain. Another part of my brain thought 'Oh, my sinuses have cleared'.

"It was a horrible moment. I thought I was going to die."

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He also revealed the bizarre comment Bhamji made after getting out of his car.

"He got out of the car and said, 'Why did you just stand there, bruv'? I just looked at him and thought, 'What, apart from running out of the way'?," added Mr Topliss-Yates.

"The ambulance came very quickly. I was conscious all the time, but I remember trying to stand up; my leg gave way and there was this awful pain."

Bhamji, a sales manager, also of west Hull, admitted dangerous driving when he appeared at Hull Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

He received a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and was ordered to do 260 hours of unpaid work. He was also banned from driving for two years.

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Jamie Topliss-Yates still requires physiotherapy and is awaiting a brain scan after noticing he sometimes "stumbles" in his speech

Mr Topliss-Yates called the sentence "disappointing".

He added: "To think of the ridiculousness of how fast he was driving across a petrol station forecourt…"

Mr Topliss-Yates says he is only now getting back his mobility and independence after using a wheelchair and crutches.

He requires physiotherapy and is awaiting a brain scan after noticing he sometimes "stumbles" in his speech.

He said: "I've not been able to see my kids as much, I've not been able to work, and I've not been able to drive.

"But the fracture in my pelvis has healed okay, and I'm lucky to be alive."

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