A 21-year-old British man is fighting for his life in Thailand after a scooter crash left him with severe injuries. Zak Forsyth, from Huyton, Merseyside, was on holiday with friends when his scooter collided with a car.
His girlfriend, Amy Ekin, said he was sober and returning from an outing at the time of the accident. Zak suffered a bleed on the brain, a broken nose, jaw, ankle and arm. He is now in a coma.
Ms Ekin told the Liverpool Echo: 'He was coming back from somewhere. His friends didn't even know about it. He's got a bleed on the brain, a broken nose, a broken jaw, broken ankle and broken arm.' The family had to pay a £5,000 deposit for surgery as Zak had no travel insurance.
Relatives have launched a fundraiser with a goal of £20,000, which has already raised over £12,000. Ms Ekin said: 'We've got a fundraiser going, we just need as much help as possible at the moment.' She added that the whole of Liverpool has rallied around them.
Zak's mother, Mel McCourt, said they need help to bring him home. Ms Ekin is travelling to Thailand on Monday with an emergency passport. She said: 'Our only focus is doing everything possible to support him and give him the best chance to keep fighting.'
