Accidents result in serious injuries. While most injuries heal over time, some injuries become a threat to one’s career or even one’s life. US wrestling legend David Taylor recently revealed a scary moment when he was inches away from meeting one such nearly happened fatal injury. In fact, the accident could have taken Taylor away just two days before the World Wrestling Championship.

David Taylor is the reigning Olympic champion and a 3x world wrestling championship gold medalist. The 32-year-old conquered the competition at the 2023 World Championships, however, he almost missed attending the tournament entirely. The wrestling titan recently divulged the untold story of the car accident he barely escaped while in Belgrade via his new podcast.

David Taylor narrowly escapes by the skin of his teeth

Taylor opened up about the incident in the first episode of his podcast, called the ‘No Name Podcast’. His great friend and trusty joined the Magic Man of PSU’s cameraman, Dan Twine. Apparently, Taylor and his friends were roaming the streets of Belgrade on electric scooters and looking for a mall. But, before they could reach the mall, a car almost flattened the then 2x world champ.

Speaking about it, Twine said, “So we rented these scooters and we’re going around Serbia. You know, and Dave’s figuring out the controls. And I mean, you were like this close to getting hit by a car coming around a bend and I thought it was like, I thought it was over.” Twine expressed his concern for Taylor and said he had very bad thoughts about the incident. He said that he thought that they came all this way to Serbia, only for Taylor to lose his life.

Responding to this, David Taylor said, “Yeah, no joke. It wasn’t like oh I almost got hit by a car, it’s like no, like the scooter slid out I thought I thought it was over.” Taylor also revealed that he barely escaped an untimely demise owing to a slight stroke of luck. While their trip started on a bad note because of the same reason, a silver lining saved his life.

A stroke of luck that made everything a funny story

David Taylor and his friends had actually lost their way to their destination. This resulted in them riding their scooters for more time, which resulted in their batteries getting discharged, effectively lowering their speed. This reduced speed is what actually stopped David Taylor from entering into a massive collision. His reflexes kicked in as soon as he saw the car, and he somehow abandoned the scooter mid-ride, which slid away as the car whizzed past. While still dangerous, the incident overall is funny and chuckle-worthy.

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Despite the darkness of the situation, Taylor and his friends now look back at the incident and find it amusing. Apparently, the lot had to rent scooters because they were drenched due to the rain and decided to move faster. While they got splashed on by a car earlier, they lost their way while riding the scooters. And then, even the scooters became useless and almost ended Taylor’s life. Interestingly, Taylor also named the segment of the video where he narrates the story as “Funny Serbia Story.” Although it’s good that the friends can laugh about it, they will be more vigilant in the future, especially on steep roads.

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