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A former British Army medic turned musician has been left without a job after a road rage injury.

Glenn Holland, from Chaddesden in Derby, suffered a dislocated shoulder and a fracture to his arm when an angry BMW driver knocked him off his bike.

He said the incident happened when the 65-year-old came across two drivers arguing on a road in the village of Alvaston after a minor crash.

‘One of them grabbed me from behind and started on me,’ the cyclist recalled.

‘He was quite aggressive and pushed me off my bike. I had to put my right wrist down to stop myself. The man then came back and stole a camera from my bike.’

This meant that Glenn lost all the footage of the disturbing incident, which could have proven his claims.

As a result of the injuries, he has had metal pins surgically inserted in his arm.

Glenn also decided to step down from his casual role as an undertaker and now struggles to play his favourite trombone.

He said: ‘My treatment has cost the NHS thousands, which I feel guilty about.

‘I did a gig yesterday and although I played trombone to an average level, my bass playing was so difficult which has put me down mentally.

‘I play with The Risley Big Band on trombone and Cranberry Flick on bass and bone although the bass playing has been severely affected.’

Desperate to find justice, the musician has turned to the media in the hope to find the perpetrator.

According to friends and bandmates, Glenn has been playing for nearly three decades, finding solace in music and performing live on stage – something which has now been taken away from him.

Mark Daykin, leader of the Risley Band, said: ‘I’ve known Glenn for 25 years now, a long time.

‘Music is a constant in your life and a release from your day job, your family life.

‘It gives you two to three hours of relief, and Glenn has done it all his life. He’s been with the band for 25 to 30 years.

‘It’s not nice to see that he can’t make it, it gets him down because music gives him a lot of joy.

‘Unless you’re doing music and shows regularly, you don’t understand what feeling it gives you.

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‘When it’s taken away it must be so frustrating. It’s not nice to see him unhappy, he’s a great player and we do miss him.’

A spokesperson for Derbyshire Police confirmed they are investigating the circumstances of the incident, including reports of ‘careless driving, assault, and theft’.

A statement said: ‘The incident occurred in Holbrook Road, Derby, at 11.20am on Wednesday, June 15, and was reported to have involved a cyclist being assaulted by the driver of a dark-coloured BMW leaving him with serious injuries to his shoulder.

‘The driver of the BMW was described as a man with short hair and a beard who was wearing a white t-shirt, and dark trousers.’

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