Jan Binning was thrown backwards off her bike when she rode straight into the rope tied at neck height.

The 63-year-old was left with a broken collar bone and a deep rope burn across her throat.

Paramedics told her she was lucky not to have broken her neck or suffered a crushed windpipe.

Jan was cycling home from Mudeford Quay in Christchurch, Dorset, with partner Steve Page at 10.15pm on June 26 when she suffered her fall.

Jan, from Christchurch, said: “We chose to go along the prom because there are so many potholes on the road.

“I have bright lights on my bike but I was looking towards the ground to make sure I didn’t ride into anything.

“I was riding in front of Steve when suddenly I felt a pain and I was thrown to the ground.”

Steve called an ambulance which took two hours to reach them.

Jan said: “I was lying on the ground in pain and I was shaking uncontrollably.” She said she believed “someone probably did it for a joke and had no idea of the dangerous consequences”.

She added “I really want people to be aware how much harm these silly pranks can cause people. I am in a significant amount of pain and have been left fairly incapacitated for a while.”

PC James Prowse of Dorset Police said: “This was a mindless and very dangerous act. I would ask anyone who has any information about this incident to come forward.”

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