Briton in coma after motorbike crash in Thailand

A 23-year-old British man has been left in a coma following a collision while travelling on a motorbike in Koh Samui, Thailand, on Sunday.

Tiger Duggan, who is from Milton Keynes but had been living in Australia with his brother River, 21, is currently receiving treatment at MedPark Hospital in Bangkok.

His father, Kieron Duggan, has travelled to Bangkok and told the BBC: "They said he's brain dead... you've got to have hope."

Tiger's family and friends have raised about £80,000 to help cover his medical fees and move him to either Australia or the UK to continue treatment.

Tiger had bought travel insurance before his trip, but a clause in the policy regarding motorbikes has meant his insurance would not cover the medical bills relating to the incident, his family said.

Tiger had been travelling around Thailand with his best friend "for his birthday, which is today", his father said.

"They'd just been to the gym, they'd gone for lunch and Tiger was overtaking a car.

"As he was overtaking a car, another bike - because it's crazy out here - flew across the road, it threw him from the bike," he added.

When emergency services attended the scene they spent 16 minutes resuscitating Tiger, before taking him to a hospital in Koh Samui.

"His poor friend has been there [at the hospital] every day," Kieron Duggan said.

Tiger was transported to the hospital in Bangkok on Friday, to receive specialist treatment and was accompanied by his mother, Lisa Duggan, a neonatal nurse at Milton Keynes University Hospital, and his aunt.

The family said that they have spent more than £40,000 on medical fees and flights.

Tiger's mother said her colleagues had organised a fundraising appeal and the donations have helped the family.

"It's such a great feeling, to see people raising money for Tiger," Kieron said. "People are praying for us."

The Duggan family said Tiger is "very clever and very smart".

"Everybody loves him," his father added.

River told the BBC: "We live in Australia together, we live in the same house together, we do everything together - it really hasn't hit me yet.

"It's worrying, like even being here, hearing what my parents are telling us and my brother's friends, it's really worrying.

"I look up to him, he knows that as well, so it's not the best place for me to see him."

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