Hit by car but stayed on the bike

(By the way, "I didn't see you." is such a stupid thing to say. If he had seen me then I hope he wouldn't have driven his car into me!)

Better than "I was late for work", an excuse offered to me by someone who turned right across my path as I was travelling at speed down a hill. Braked but still hit her but not hard enough to come off.

He excuse was cue for me to vent my fury at her, at some volume