Sir Richard Branson was involved in a high-speed bicycle crash on the British Virgin Islands on Monday.

The tycoon revealed how he feared for his life after crashing head first while on a bicycle.

The 66-year-old was on a training cycle run with his children, Holly and Sam, when the terrifying accident happened.

After the crash, Richard was taken to a hospital in Miami, Florida, for X-rays and scans. There, they found that he has torn ligaments and a cracked cheek. 

He told the Daily Mail: "I was heading down a hill towards Leverick Bay when it suddenly got really dark and I managed to hit a 'sleeping policeman' hump in the road head on.

"The next thing I knew, I was being hurled over the handlebars and my life was literally flashing before my eyes. I really thought I was going to die."

We're glad he got out OK!

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