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Man, 21, seriously hurt in Rhodes quad bike crash

Julia BrysonYorkshire
Olivia Allsopp A man in a white t-shirt with a black bag strap across his body, sitting in a bar on holiday. There are tables and chairs behind him on the right and white two-storey buildings in the far distance which appears to be holiday apartments.Olivia Allsopp
Ethan Jones, 21, was on holiday with his girlfriend on the Greek island of Rhodes

A 21-year-old man is in hospital in Greece after he was seriously injured in a quad bike crash while on holiday with his girlfriend.

Ethan Jones, from Idle, Bradford, suffered a brain injury and multiple fractures after he came off the bike near his hotel, which is on the island of Rhodes, on Wednesday night.

He was airlifted to a hospital in Crete where his girlfriend, Olivia Allsopp, said he was in a medically-induced coma in intensive care.

Allsopp is trying to raise money to bring him back to the UK because he did not have travel insurance. The online appeal has so far raised more than £15,000.

Jones's brother, Oliver Gray, 26, said the family were in "absolute shock".

"He was in an accident on a quad bike on the island of Rhodes, just outside the hotel and he wasn't insured," said Gray.

"His girlfriend heard the crash outside and found him slumped over a post, with a pool of blood on the floor."

Olivia Allsopp A young couple, a woman with long wavy blonde hair wearing a black top, and a man with short blonde hair, a white t-shirt and grey padded jacket.Olivia Allsopp
Olivia Allsopp is trying to raise £40,000 to get her boyfriend home because he does not have travel insurance

The family have been quoted a cost of up to £40,000 to get Jones home, as he would need medical care throughout his repatriation.

"We knew he was a popular kid, but I mean, the way that everyone's come together and donated in whatever way they can, whether it's a pound, whether it's five pound, it all adds up," said Gray.

"It really does make the difference."

He said two close friends had travelled to Crete to be with the couple.

Jones, who is a former Royal engineer and a serving member of the territorial army, kept himself fit by going to the gym every day, Gray said.

He said he hoped his brother's fitness would give him the best possible chance of recovery, and had contacted his local MP for help to get him home.

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