In this article we present the fascinating reconstruction of an accident where a car hit a boy riding his bicycle. The boy dramatically flew several metres through the air after the collision and was injured, but made a swift and complete recovery from the accident with no long-term after-effects. Students are challenged to determine the speed of the car from the accident data. Relevant features for discussion include kinematics, conservation of momentum, energy, assessing the elasticity of the collision, the medical report, and knowledge of the scene of the accident through a photograph and an aerial perspective.