Simon Cowell larks about on bike day before breaking arm in second horror crash in 18 months

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his latest crash, which he was ‘lucky to walk away from’. The Britain’s Got Talent star – who was recently filming auditions for the latest series – is resting up at home after going over the handlebars on his cycle last week, after the wheels hit a wet patch and sent him flying.Sources claimed he was ‘lucky to be alive’, after he previously broke his back in a similar incident which saw him come off an electric bike.He insisted he wouldn’t stop riding, though, and last Wednesday the mogul looked to be in chipper spirits as he got about on his two wheels in London.Seen without a helmet, amid reports he wasn’t wearing one at the time of his latest prang, Simon rode around the street wearing a puffer jacket, swish Ray Ban sunnies and gloves.Just a day later, The X Factor star was admitted to hospital with suspected concussion and a broken arm after the crash in West London, with a source telling The Sun: ‘Simon is lucky to be alive. ‘He was pedalling along, with his electric motor on, when the wheels suddenly went from under him after hitting a wet patch.’They added: ‘He slipped and went flying over the handlebars into the middle of the road.’It was reported he was given an X-ray and sent home that evening to rest up, with the source adding while Simon won’t be ditching his bike anytime soon, despite the two crashes, he’ll ‘start wearing a helmet’.

That’ll keep Lorraine happy.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoIn pictures obtained by the newspaper, he was seen sporting a bright yellow cast on his arm, already decorated by squiggles from his son Eric.A source added to People that Simon – who recently proposed to partner Lauren Silverman – is.