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Nick Ashill, a 62-year-old charity runner from Pontypool who lives in New Zealand, survived being hit by a pick-up truck while running across the United States in 2017. During his run from Santa Monica to Coney Island, he was struck and left unconscious in Ohio. He was on a Skype call with his ex-wife at the time, which alerted emergency services and saved his life after severe injuries including a smashed pelvis and internal damage. After recovering through over a dozen operations, Ashill has completed runs across Australia and now Great Britain, making him only the second person to run across all three countries.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Nick Ashill, a 62-year-old charity runner who grew up in Pontypool but lives in New Zealand, was struck by a pick-up truck while crossing the United States in 2017. The incident occurred when he was running from Santa Monica to Coney Island and sustained severe injuries including a smashed pelvis and complex internal damage in Ohio. He was on a Skype call with his ex-wife, Sarah, who alerted emergency services while vacationing in Cyprus, leading to Ashill's rescue.
After weeks of recovery at Ohio State University Hospital and numerous operations, doctors initially predicted that he might be wheelchair-bound or require a walking stick due to the severity of his injuries. However, Ashill defied medical expectations by returning to complete his run across the US and even running the length of Australia afterwards.
Most recently, in what is seen as another remarkable achievement, Ashill has completed running the entire length of Great Britain, making him only the second person in history to have run across the United States, Australia, and Great Britain.
Written for “Charity Runner Survives Accident” on 2026-10-07,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
A charity runner who was left for dead after being hit by a pick-up truck while crossing the United States has now run the length of Britain.
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Nick Ashill, 62, was running from Santa Monica to Coney Island in 2017 when he was struck down by a vehicle in the state of Ohio, seeing him thrown in a ditch and left unconscious.
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Mr Ashill, who grew up in Pontypool but lives in New Zealand, was on a Skype call to his ex-wife, Sarah, and children at the time of the incident.
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Sarah - who was holidaying in Cyprus - was luckily able to alert emergency services in Ohio of the crash, who then recovered the dying Mr Ashill and rushed him to hospital.
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The Brit spent weeks recovering at Ohio State University Hospital after suffering a smashed pelvis and complex internal injuries, and has undergone more than a dozen operations as part of his recovery.
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But the marketing professor - who was told he might be wheelchair-bound or reliant on the use of a stick to walk because of the crash - has since defied expectations, returning to the US to complete the run and even running the length of Australia.
And now, Mr Ashill has officially completed his next challenge - running the length of Great Britain from John o'Groats to Land's End, making him the second person in history to run across the US, Australia and the UK.
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Nick Ashill, who was struck by a truck while running the length of the USA and left for dead, has now ran across Britain
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Mr Ashill, pictured in hospital following the crash with his ex-wife, Sarah, suffered a smashed pelvis and complex internal injuries following the crash
The marketing professor has undergone more than a dozen operations as part of his recovery
Mr Ashill was previously told by medics he might be wheelchair-bound or reliant on the use of a stick to walk because of the crash (Pictured: a scan of Mr Ashill's pelvic injury)
Mr Ashill, who is running to raise money for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Trust in memory of his mother, recalled the terrifying moment he was left for dead by the pick-up truck in the US.
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He said: 'I remember watching the truck as it changed lines on the highway but I had no idea that it was going to hit me.
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The truck was just changing lanes and then it seemed to come off the road and onto the hard shoulder toward me.
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That is the last thing I remember.'
And if it had not been for the Skype call with Sarah, he added, he believes he would have died.
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Mr Ashill said: 'My body was not visible from the road so I would have just died.
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So if I had not been on that call I would not be talking to you now.'
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Making it his third trek across a nation, Mr Ashill began his run across Britain on September 5 and has documented his progress on his Facebook page, Nick Runs Britain.
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The journey, covering the equivalent of a marathon a day for a month, started in the northeastern Scottish village of John o'Groats and has seen him pass near Glasgow, into the west of England, to Wales and finally Devon into Cornwall.
But it has not been without its challenges.
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Mr Ashill visited A&E after experiencing swelling, stiffening and pain in his leg - meaning he had to cycle part of the way.
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Mr Ashill completed the journey on Friday, October 2, in Land's End in Cornwall - mainland Britain's most south-westerly point.
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