The Nashville-based lifestyle blogger had a lucky escape with a few minor injuries and later took to Instagram to update her 213,000 followers on the the scary situation.

As part of this, she shared a series of photos taken by her professional photographer friend during the ordeal – showing her smiling by her bike before the accident and her being taken care of while lying in the road afterwards.

Many people began sending her well wishes, but others accused her of “glamorising” the whole thing for likes on social media.

Tiffany shared several snaps her friend took during the accident 
She later archived the post after people accused her of glamorising motorcycle crashes 

One person said: “Huh. You had a serious accident but people were there to take *~stunning~* photos? This is an insult to people who get into accidents. Quit glamorising accidents.”

Another commented: “Who DOESN’T take photos in the midst of a motorcycle crash, amirite? #smartwater #life. How are people commenting on this like it’s normal? I feel like Elaine Benes screaming at everyone for eating Snickers with forks. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU PEOPLE? HAVE YOU GONE MAD?”

Mitchell, who posts under the username @tifforelie, archived the post after negative comments such as these began flooding her feed.

She has since responded to the criticism of her photos, defending her decision to post them and reminding her followers that she has always shared “real life stories” with them and isn’t afraid to discuss difficult topics.

In a follow-up post on Instagram, she explained: “I’ve been accused of staging the accident to get attention, using it as a product placement opportunity with a water company, and other things I can’t even wrap my head around.

“I’ve been sharing real life stories here since I started my account. I’ve opened up about miscarriage, divorce, anxiety, losing my partner in a moto accident three years ago, and navigating the grief that followed. I’ve chosen to use Instagram as a tool for healing and connecting with other humans who may be going through similar things so we can do it together.”She continued: “Accusing someone of faking or exploiting an accident is extremely serious – because what if you’re wrong?

“It really happened to me, and I was scared. I really was injured and had to recover. I was in shock laying on the side of the road, having flashbacks to when I lost someone very important to me. Friends were by my side, strangers called an ambulance, waited while I was checked out and then gave me a ride home.

“When I found out my professional photographer friend who I’d been shooting with earlier took photos of everything, I was completely moved. I shared this on my feed with humans who have been on a journey with me for years because I knew they would understand what it meant to me and I understood what it would mean to them. I’m sad that something so true and personal has been treated this way.”