Mum who nearly died in hols quad bike smash faces £28k bill after not getting insurance
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A mum who nearly died in a horror quad bike smash on holiday and only saved thanks to her quick-thinking son, now faces £28,000 in medial bills, as she didn't have insurance. Samantha Perry and her son Josh Charles were riding quad bikes in Hurghada, Egypt, during a group tour on Saturday, when she fell and the vehicle landed on top of her. Josh, an army veteran discovered his mum lying unconscious under the vehicle and was forced to use his army training as the pair were allegedly left 'stranded'.
After realising his 47-year-old mum's arm was 'wide open' and 'squirting' blood, Josh used his head scarf to bandage it up before a stranger appeared and helped them to an ambulance. Doctors rushed her in for emergency surgery and discovered the mum-of-one had a fractured eye socket and feared she'd need her arm amputated.
The 26-year-old has set up a GoFundMe page to help repatriate his mum and cover the soaring medical costs. She is currently in intensive care and Josh is keen to get her home as soon as possible. The son admitted the pair did not get holiday insurance, however he said it often does not cover quad bike accidents anyway.
Josh, who lives in Birkenhead, Merseyside, said: "This was my dream birthday holiday and it's just a proper tragedy. Honestly if I wasn't there, no one would've done anything and she would've died. This was the first time we'd gone quad biking. I don't know how this happened. I was just flying on the quad. Everything was great until that split second.
