Briton Paralysed and Stranded in Thailand

A 26-year-old Briton has been paralysed from the neck down, nearly blinded and left stranded in Thailand. Tom Moss, 26, has been left unable to move from the neck down as his moped collided with a lorry and two cars in the resort of Chiang Mai. The family of the 26-year-old have now been told that it will cost them £35,000 to get him back to the UK.

He is currently stuck in a hospital in Bangkok, while his family try to raise the £35,000. Mr Moss, a telesales worker, went out to Thailand and was set to travel for six months.

It is believed that Mr Moss came out here with a valid insurance certificate, however this is believed to have expired after he extended his stay.

His mother, Gina Allaway, 53, has flown out to Thailand to be with her son, who is now paralysed from the neck down and has lost 90% of his sight, as well as suffering fractures to his jaw, cheek bones and nose.

Mr Moss’s sister, Jamie Harvey, 31, said: “He died at the scene. It took paramedics seven minutes to bring him back to life but his brain was without oxygen for a long time. He can’t remember what happened and sometimes he doesn’t even recognise mum.”

She told the Daily Mirror that her family felt frustrated with the amount of difficulty they went through when trying to find out what had happened to her brother.

She said: “My mum’s out there on her own in a strange foreign country. It’s just not knowing that’s difficult-we try and get through to people but it’s just not happening. We’re just doing everything in our power to get him home. The problem is we haven’t got any insurance to do it.”

Private air ambulance operator Mediaviation is helping the family raise the funds to bring Mr Moss back home, but so far they’ve only raised just over £3,000.