Salford man, 20, fighting for life after horror quad bike crash on lads' holiday to Zante
The family of a 20-year-old man have issued a desperate plea for help after he was left fighting for his life following a quad bike crash. Bradley Belhomme from Salford suffered catastrophic head injuries in a collision with a coach during a lads holiday to Zante on Friday July 3.
Bradley had flown out with friends on Thursday July 2. The group had rented quads when disaster struck and he crashed while riding with another friend who was also hospitalised.
The 20-year-old, who is loved by everyone, is now in intensive care and in a coma after being transported to a hospital in Attica, Athens.
His mum Leanne Rabbetts told the Manchester Evening News: "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 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," she said.
Doctors attempted to bring him out of a coma but he was not responding. They tried again on Monday and he had two fits. An MRI scan is needed to check for a brain bleed.
"All I really know is that he's been on a quadbike 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," Leanne said.
Appeals have been shared across social media for hospital bills. The family believe Bradley had travel insurance but cannot confirm details as they lack access to his phone. They have contacted the British Embassy for support.
"Because of the head trauma we don't even know when he will be able to come home," his uncle Adam said.