THIS is the terrifying moment a driver ploughs into a motorcyclist leaving him with life changing injuries.

Footage shows the seconds the driver lost control of his vehicle, veering off a Herefordshire road and slamming into an innocent biker.

Dashcam footage shows a Hertfordshire Constabulary officer speaking with a driver whose face is pixelated, following a crash where a car veered off the road into a field.
The BMW driver was arrested at the scene Credit: Hertfordshire Constabulary
Dashcam footage from Hertfordshire Constabulary showing an emergency vehicle with flashing lights at a crash scene on a road.
The crash happened early hours, and threw the motorcyclist into the bush next to the road Credit: Hertfordshire Constabulary

The BMW swerved onto the wrong side of the road, instantly smashing into the motorcyclist coming the other way – hitting him head on.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 20s, suffered a bleed on the brain, broken wrists, and a fractured hip.

The driver of the BMW 135 M Sport also caused the young man permanent hearing damage, due to broken bones in each of his ears.

The motorcyclist was found in the bushes further down from his bike, but struggled to respond to questions due to a suspected head injury as he bled from his ears.

Dashcam footage of a car crashing into a motorcyclist.
Dashcam footage saw him veer onto the wrong side of the road Credit: Hertfordshire Constabulary
Dashcam footage of the aftermath of a car crash involving a heavily damaged white car, emergency vehicles, and police officers.
The motorcyclist was left with life long injuries Credit: Hertfordshire Constabulary

He was taken to Addenbrookes hospital shortly after the crash, after an initial assessment found two broken wrists.

According to , the driver of the white Yamaha YBR motorcycle saved himself by wearing appropriate safety gear, and would have faced life-threatening injuries without.

It was reported that the crash occurred around 7am on January 26.

Herefordshire police have released the footage of the crash to warn others against the “Fatal Five” causes of serious injury and datal collisions on UK roads.

These include careless driving, drink and drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt, using a mobile phone or other hand-held devices and speeding.

They currently running a campaign ‘A Split Second’, highlighting how decisions that drivers make behind the wheel can have devastating consequences.

At the time of the crash, a spokesperson from Hertfordshire Police said: “Police were called at around 6.50am to report of a road traffic collision on Baldock Road near the junction for Hampshire Road.

“The collision involved two vehicles, a white BMW 135 M Sport and a white Yamaha YBR motorcycle.

“The motorcycle rider, a man in his 20s has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.”

An East of Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called just after 6.45am to a road traffic collision involving a car and a motorcycle on Baldock Road in Royston.

“Two ambulances were sent to the scene and transported two patients to Addenbrooke’s Hospital for further assessment and treatment.”