Simon Cowell's brother pokes fun at his electric bike accident

Simon Cowell's brother has poked fun at his electric bike accident.

The 60-year-old music mogul broke his back in three places when he fell off an electric bike, requiring him to undergo six hours of surgery, which included having a metal rod inserted into his spine, but his sibling Tony shared a picture on social media of a standard push bike, which he said was "much safer than an electric bike".

Tony - who is 10 years older than Simon - wrote on Twitter: "A bike. A normal bike. Much safer than electric bike. #Greece (sic)"

Simon is said to have come close to paralysing himself when he fell off his new £15,000 electric Swind EB01 bicycle whilst testing it out.

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