“I recall staring at the back bus wheel coming towards my face, moving enough to where it just thumped my lower back and hip.”
16:49, 15 May 2026Updated 16:55, 15 May 2026
Conzo has said he is “unbelievably lucky to be alive”(Image: Instagram/@conzothrob)
A popular Glasgow graffiti artist has thanked the kind strangers who helped save his life after he was hit by a bus in the city. Colin Davidson, more widely known as Conzo Throb, has said he is “unbelievably lucky to be alive” after he was knocked off his bike earlier this month, breaking his hip and pelvis.
The artist is locally renowned for creating the Billy’s Bum mural on Nelson Mandela Place last year, which he painted alongside Grateful Gallery co-founder Ciaran Globel. Conzo is now recovering at his parent’s home in Larkhall after the near-death experience.
Recounting the terrifying moment, Conzo said on social media: “I recall staring at the back bus wheel coming towards my face, moving enough to where it just thumped my lower back and hip.”
Facing six weeks of post-operation rest after his emergency surgery on May 6, and three months until a full recovery, the artist has been supported by the local scene with a GoFundMe which has raised almost £3,000 to cover essential costs while he is unable to work.
Speaking out on Instagram on Thursday (May 15), Conzo thanked the art community for their support – as well as medical staff, the heroic strangers who came to his aid after the crash and a child who handed him a tissue for his bleeding head.
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Conzo shared his gratitude, saying “thank you” to: “The strangers who were with me on the road keeping me awake and calm. The brave kid who gave me a tissue for my bleeding head. The paramedics who got me to the emergency room rapid.
“The doctors, surgeons and nurses being thorough and human with their care. My family and friends for the visits and taking care of things that needed squared whilst I was out of it.”
He also thanked his supporters in the art scene who have helped him financially, adding: “Thank you to [Andrew Dobbie] for setting up the still going GoFundMe when the tumbling exit and transition into the unknown was unfolding. Rent, bills, food, duties and even thinking of physio costs down the line was an impossible hurdle to comprehend with the severity of the injury and its predicted recovery time.”
Conzo and Ciaran Globel were behind the much-loved Billy’s Bum mural on Nelson Mandela Place last year.(Image: Conzo/Grateful Gallery)
Conzo went on to thank his customers for showing their support through buying his work from the Grateful Gallery near Cowcaddens, adding: “Thank you to every beautiful soul who’s donated, bought any of my art prints. Everyone who sent a loving message.
“OhPandah who got my new prints up, manned a stall himself during this and more. My beautiful [Kathryn] who went full columbo and became the central contact on day one for everyone / getting my phone fixed / doing runs and being there.”
Now, Conzo faces a long road to recovery after the operation.
He added: “I’m now home resting with my folks in Larkhall. Six weeks post op for healing. And three months recovery is what I’ve been told. I’m unbelievably lucky to be alive, I recall staring at the back bus wheel coming towards my face, moving enough to where it just thumped my lower back and hip.
“I love you all. I’m still here and the love shared was more healing than you’ll ever know.”
You can donate to Conzo’s GoFundMe here.