United Kingdom, Feb. 12 -- Sir Richard Branson has been left bloodied and bruised after a terrifying cycling accident.

The 73-year-old businessman was biking around Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands when his bicycle hit a pot hole and he "crashed hard" leaving him with a bloodied arm and a large bruise on his hip, but he's thankful not to have broken any bones.

He shared a picture of his injuries on Instagram and wrote: "Took quite a big tumble while cycling in Virgin Gorda a little while ago! I hit a pothole and crashed hard, resulting in another hematoma on my hip and a nasty cut elbow, but amazingly nothing broken.

"We were cycling with Alex Wilson, who fell after me, but thankfully he was ok as well. I'm counting myself ve...