Pattaya crash victim back home
A UK tourist who badly injured himself after crashing his motorbike in Pattaya several months ago has finally made it back home.
Thirty-eight year old Richard Price, from Dover, ended up in a coma after bashing his head during the crash last November and unfortunately had no travel insurance.
He was unable to fly back to the UK as his mother could not afford the hefty fee for him to be flown with a paramedic.
The accident left him in a coma for weeks and he also suffered other complications, including partial brain damage. His hospital bills have spiraled to in excess of £30,000 – nearly two million baht.
Luckily for Mr Price, though, BBC South East Today viewers had been donating money towards his flight back to the UK and he eventually arrived back at Heathrow last week.
Mrs Price said on his arrival that she was very grateful to the people who had helped to fund the cost of Richard’s journey home.
‘Everyone's been absolutely fantastic. Without them I couldn't have done it, and I owe them so much,’ she said.