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A City analyst who was in a coma for six days after being hit by a cyclist going through a red light on a pedestrian crossing said today his recovery was “miraculous”.

Anthony Da Costa, 34, was knocked unconscious near London Wall during rush hour on June 30 last year. Fortunately, he was given CPR by a doctor who was buying a coffee nearby.

Cyclist Reeve Allen, 26, of Nuneaton, was ordered to pay a fine of £850, costs of £150 and a victim surcharge of £85 at Hammersmith magistrates’ court yesterday after pleading guilty to cycling without due care and attention and causing serious injury.

Mr Da Costa, who lives in Westminster, suffered a bruised brain and a fractured skull and facial bones in the collision outside his work.

He said: “In August the neurosurgeon warned that certain aspects of myself may never be the same and that if I had half the level of energy by December it would be equivalent to an Olympic achievement — that is why I believe my recovery was miraculous. At this stage the only obvious consequence is that I have lost my sense of smell completely and that also affects taste.”

After being discharged from hospital Mr Da Costa moved in with a friend who nursed him back to health.

“I eventually, slowly started getting better, but was having serious headaches, like I was biting into ice-cream, but much more intense, like my head was going to explode,” he said.

“It was a chore to even have a bath or a shower. It felt like I was a 90-year-old man. But I went from nothing to being able to walk again — I’m even going to the gym now… The truth is that I am just happy to be alive."