TOKYO , Japan ( Reuters ) -- A Japanese biker failed to notice his leg had been severed below the knee when he hit a safety barrier , and rode on for 2 km ( 1.2 miles ) , leaving a friend to pick up the missing limb . The 54-year-old office worker was out on his motorcycle with a group of friends in the city of Hamamatsu , west of Tokyo , on Monday , when he was unable to negotiate a curve in the road and bumped into the central barrier , the Mainichi Shimbun said . He felt excruciating pain , but did not notice that his right leg was missing until he stopped at the next junction , the paper quoted local police as saying . The man and his leg were taken to hospital , but the limb had been crushed in the collision , the paper said . E-mail to a friend . Copyright 2007 Reuters . All rights reserved.This material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten , or redistributed .
Japanese officials failed to notice his leg had been broken below knee in practice . He hit a safety fence , and rode on for 2 km ( 1.2 mi ) A doctor picked up the missing limb which had been crushed in the collision .