A BRIT has been left unable to walk or talk after being thrown from a buggy as it sped around a bend during a lads’ holiday in Cyprus.
Andre Franco, 22, has been in hospital for five weeks following the horror accident in Ayia Napa after suffering a severe head injury, which has caused major swelling on his brain.
Andre Franco has been left unable to walk or talk following the accident[/caption]
He and three pals decided to rent a buggy at around 6.30am on May 21 after a night of heavy drinking.
But what started off as a laugh ended in disaster as Andre was thrown off the backseat with a friend after the driver went around a corner too fast.
His pal came away with just a few scratches – but Andre, from Camden, cracked his head open and has been left hospitalised with major injuries.
Andre’s devastated family are now desperately trying to get him back to London – but are faced with a possible £32,000 bill for specialist medical aviation, reports MyLondon.
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His mum Isabel Franco, 61, godmother Susana and dad Carlos have all jetted out to Cyprus to be with Andre as he weathers a number of operations.
He has been unable to walk or talk since the incident and has had several rounds of surgery, including an operation to remove part of his skull in a bid to reduce swelling.
Speaking on behalf of Isabel, Susana said: At the moment the doctors are not telling us much because they don’t really know.
“At this point it’s touch and go.
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“We’ve asked him questions, he shakes his head for ‘no’ and nods for ‘yes’.
“We’ve asked him some random questions, just about us, ‘do you know who we are?’ We make jokes.
“We’ve seen some expressions in his face which could be classed as a smile I suppose.”
The family have launched a GoFundMe page in the hope of raising funds to get Andre back to the UK, and well-wishers have already donated more than £12,000.
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Isabel said: “We just want to get him home.”
She said that two of the men Andre was on holiday with are “distressed and supportive”.
