Nigerian-Born NHS Doctor is Fighting for Life after being hit by a Lorry in Las Vegas while on Holiday for a Friend's Wedding
A Nigerian born NHS doctor is fighting for his life in a Las Vegas hospital after being hit by a lorry while on holiday for a friend's wedding.
Dr
Sebastian Kola-Bankole, 35, broke three vertebrae in his neck and had
to undergo emergency surgery on his spine following the collision just
off the city's famous gambling Strip on February 15.
His
family flew out to his bedside but were immediately faced with the
prospect of mounting medical bills because they could not find a record
of Dr Kola-Bankole taking out travel insurance.
They
have now launched a £250,000 fundraising appeal for his treatment and
to fly him back home to the UK once he is stable enough to be
repatriated.
So far more than £70,000 has been raised just 24 hours after the online initiative was launched.
Dr Kola-Bankole, who specialises in infectious diseases, is believed to have been hit outside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Las Vegas police are investigating the collision.
A close friend of Dr Kola-Bankole, who is from Camden, north London, told the Evening Standard: 'He is still in a critical condition.
Nigerian-born Dr Kola-Bankole graduated from University College London in 2008.
Until
recently he had been based in the infectious diseases department at the
Royal London, but had taken time off to go to the US for a trip.
The fundraising appeal page states: 'Sebastian Kola-Bankole is a 35-year-old British doctor who has dedicated 8 years to working in the NHS.
'Tragically, he was travelling in the United States when he was involved in an accident on Monday 15th February.
'He
is currently at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Centre Intensive Care in
Las Vegas where he has had emergency operations on his ears, arteries
and spine and is now in a medically-induced coma.
'He is currently in a critical but stable condition; his recovery will be lengthy.'
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