Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) is standing and walking on his own while wearing a brace for support, less than three weeks after he collided with a stopped bus and was forced to fight for his life.

Bernal, a Colombian, wrote on his Instagram on Thursday, "Surprise! My first steps."

Bernal left Clínica Universidad de La Sabana in Bogota on Monday to begin rehabilitation and recovery from 20 broken bones at home. At that time, he posted his first photo standing with medical staff.

Bernal admitted that he was dying and that there was a 95 percent chance he would be paralyzed from the waist down. He also said he feels "reborn" and paid tribute to the doctors who gave him a "second chance."

On January 24, Bernal was training near his home in Colombia with several Ineos Grenadiers teammates when he crashed into the back of a stopped bus. The Ineos Grenadiers team confirmed in a medical update at the time that Bernal suffered a fractured vertebra, fractured right femur, fractured right patella, chest trauma, perforated lung, and fractured ribs in the accident.

According to medical updates from the hospital, he underwent treatment and recovery at Clínica Universidad de La Sabana following complex but successful spinal surgery, along with surgery to correct fractures of the knee, femur, and right metacarpal, and surgery to manage a fractured alveolar bone in his mouth.

Bernal posted on social media last Friday, also sharing a photo from his hospital bed. He stated that he was in danger of losing his life or becoming paralyzed due to the injuries he sustained in the accident.

He was transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward of La Sabana University Clinica late last week, and in a post on Instagram he confirmed a list of 20 fractures, including 11 ribs, as well as holes in both lungs.

Bernal, who was discharged from the hospital on Monday to begin rehabilitation at home, said he feels lucky to have survived the accident and that a long recovery process will now begin.

A medical update from Clínica Universidad de La Sabana stated that Bernal's postoperative days are good and that one of his first goals in rehabilitation is to be able to walk without assistance.