Bradley Belhomme, 20, from Salford, suffered serious head injuries after his quad bike collided with a coach during a lads’ holiday to Zante, Greece, as his family issue a desperate plea for support
The family of a 20 year old lad are making a heartfelt appeal for assistance after he was left battling for his life following a quad bike accident. Bradley Belhomme, from Salford, sustained severe head injuries after colliding with a coach during a lads’ holiday to Zante, Greece last Friday (July 3), according to his relatives.
Bradley had jetted off to the popular party destination with a group of mates on Thursday (July 2). The group had hired quads for a ride around the Greek island when tragedy struck and he was involved in a serious crash while riding with another friend, who was also hospitalised.
The 20-year-old, described as being ‘loved by everyone’, is now in intensive care and in a coma after being transferred to a hospital in Attica, Athens, mainland Greece, his family have reported.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, his mum Leanne Rabbetts said: “He went on the holiday on Thursday and everything was fine. I spoke to him when he arrived, but then on the Friday afternoon I got the call saying there had been a crash.
“I was thinking ‘what the hell happened?’. I had to ring the hospital in Zante at the time, but they couldn’t give me much information. Then I got another call that night saying he was being moved to Athens because of the condition he was in.
“He has serious head trauma so he’s getting better care there. I flew out on Sunday as soon as I could and have been here every day. We can only spend half an hour with him.
“The doctors tried to bring him out of a coma yesterday but he wasn’t responding. Then they tried again to wake him up today [Monday] and he had two fits. They don’t know if it’s a bleed on the brain, so he has to have an MRI scan to see what has happened and the damage to his brain, but he isn’t responding at all at the moment.”
Leanne revealed they suspect that Bradley had arranged travel insurance for the holiday, though they have yet to verify the specifics and cannot access his mobile phone. They confirmed they have also contacted the British Embassy for assistance.
She added: “All I really know is that he’s been on a quad bike with his friends, and they’ve all rented them. As he’s turned around a corner, I’ve been told there’s been a crash with a coach. We didn’t know how serious it was until we got here.
“His friend he was sharing a room with stayed with him in hospital in Zante and came to Athens when he got transferred, but obviously they couldn’t stay with him.”
Pleas have subsequently been circulated on social media by friends, with charity events and sponsored walks also arranged by local residents and friends to help generate funds for medical expenses in the meantime.
“Because of the head trauma, we don’t even know when he will be able to come home or the situation,” Bradley’s uncle Adam said.
“We can’t do anything. We are just waiting for the scan and trying to make sure everything is covered at the moment, because if the insurance is invalid it’s a big bill.
“At the moment the main thing is Bradley and making sure he is okay and eventually getting him up and home.
“The local community and friends have all donated and have been brilliant. Bradley is a loveable lad who has gone away to have a lads’ holiday and enjoy himself. He’s a hardworking boy and unfortunately, being young, you often make the wrong choices.
“It’s all questions and no answers at the moment. And out here there’s a huge language barrier. He’s in intensive care and we have to wear full PPE to see him for just half an hour. We are like a fish out of water.”
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