The man was seriously injured on a bike ride and his family are trying to raise funds for his treatment
Ronald Harris, 70, from Cwmbran, is in hospital in Thailand after being injured in a motorbike crash.(Image: Lisa Harris)
A 70 year-old man from Wales is in hospital in Thailand after being seriously injured in a “nightmare” bike crash.
Ronald Smith, 70, from Cwmbran, suffered a severe head injury with a brain bleed, a punctured lung, and “a host of other injuries” in the accident on May 9. His family are raising funds for his treatment.
His daughter Lisa Harris said he is currently being treated in a Bupa hospital but she says she needs £7,000 to have him transferred to a government-funded hospital in Thailand.
She said he moved to Thailand two weeks ago and was injured on a motorbike ride when he went off course.
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Lisa has set up a fundraiser to pay for the costs of his treatment which she fears may spiral. His insurance was declared void with the insurance company saying no alcohol test was done at the time, she said.
Writing on Gofundme Lisa said: “As some of you may know my dad was involved in a motorbike accident on 9th may in Thailand, he sustained a severe head injury resulting in a bleed to the brain, along with a punctured lung and a whole host of other injuries, he’s currently in a Bupa hospital but that’s already cost 50k.
“I need to get him into a government funded hospital but to do that I need to make a down payment of 7k which I just don’t have the funds to do, if anyone out there knows of any small businesses that could help or if any of dads friends or people in the community could donate we would all be extremely grateful as a family for anything given.
” I’ve had to fly home for now and leave him out there which is heartbreaking in itself without the worry of how I’m going to afford his treatment.
To donate to Lisa’s fundraiser see here