A Hampshire man who had his leg amputated after a motorcycle crash has been crowned England’s strongest disabled man.
Scott Endersby was forced to have his leg amputated after a serious motorcycle crash on Portsmouth Road near Netley on April 15, 2018.
The then 26-year-old was on his way to a shop when a car pulled out in front of him and he lost control before crashing into a lamppost.
He was rushed to hospital but following a number of surgeries, Scott decided the best course of action would be to have his right leg amputated.
Now, six years later, Scott from Hamble has won the trophy for England’s strongest disabled man in 2024.
The 32-year-old said: “I was lost for words. I wasn’t really expecting it and I am still taking it in.”
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Recounting the crash, Scott said: “I was going to the shop to grab a few things and at the crossroads, someone pulled out into the middle of the road.
"I managed to avoid the car and I lost control and ended up crashing into a lamppost”
Scott's motorbike following the crash (Image: Provided)
Scott following his crash in 2018 (Image: Provided)
"I obviously couldn’t walk for a little while and was wheelchair-bound. It did my mental health quite a bit and I didn’t even think about training.”
After getting a prosthetic leg, in 2019 he started training again.
“I had been to the gym my whole life, I started going when I left school and never really stopped since then.”
He added: “I just needed to rebuild again as I had got quite fat.”
Since then he started training again and in 2020 he found out about the competition for England’s strongest disabled man.
(Image: Provided)
He said: “I knew if I put my mind to it I knew I could take part it in.”
In 2023 he came third in the competition, but he didn’t stop there and this year he won the trophy for number one after the rally in May– and is aiming to compete in the equivalent position but for the whole of Britain.
He told the Echo: “When I had my crash I thought if I was to die I would like for my friends to remember me for something I accomplished. It was like I got given a second chance.
“I am still lost for words for winning this.”
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