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Above-knee amputee defies the odds and does laps on motorcycle track 3 days after leaving hospital in South Africa

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Inspiring footage shows above-knee amputee Frikkie van Tonde refuse to let his disability get in his way of living life to the fullest.

The video, recorded on January 4, shows Frikkie riding laps on a motorcycle track only three days after leaving hospital where he was admitted for three weeks undergoing a leg amputation operation.

Almost two years ago, in the early hours of April 26, 2018, Frikkie was involved in a motorcycle accident which crushed his right leg.

He told Newsflare: "I was on my way to work and there was a broken down vehicle with no hazards or emergency signs. I swerved and missed the car with my motorcycle but my right leg got badly broken and damaged between my motorcycle and the car.

"The biker community in our town came together to do a fundraiser for me, to help with costs because I also lost my job as a boilermaker due to the accident.

"I was blessed with life insurance which I totally forgot about. On March 10, 2018, I took out life insurance which required two instalments to come into effect. On April 25, 2018, I paid my second instalment and on April 26, 2018 I had my accident. Two weeks after that they paid R 1.2 million [GBP 63,600] into my account.

"God really answered my prayers."

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