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Sebastian Kola-Bankole: Campaign to return junior doctor to UK after holiday accident raises over £66,000 in one day | Sebastian Kola-Bankole: Campaign to return junior doctor to UK after holiday accident raises over £66,000 in one day |
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A campaign to raise funds to bring a junior doctor back to the UK after he was injured on holiday has raised over £66,000 in one day | A campaign to raise funds to bring a junior doctor back to the UK after he was injured on holiday has raised over £66,000 in one day |
Sebastian Kola-Bankole, 35, was in Las Vegas for a friend's wedding when he was hit by a lorry as he crossed a road. | |
The accident left him so badly injured he had to be put into a medically-induced coma. | |
After having emergency operations on his ears, arteries and spine, Mr Kola-Bankole is in a "critical but stable condition" at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Centre in Las Vegas. | After having emergency operations on his ears, arteries and spine, Mr Kola-Bankole is in a "critical but stable condition" at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Centre in Las Vegas. |
Now his friends and family are trying to raise enough money to pay for his treatment and return him to the UK. | Now his friends and family are trying to raise enough money to pay for his treatment and return him to the UK. |
They hope to raise £250,000 to pay for his treatment, which could cost well over £100,000, and to return him to the UK on a specialist medical flight. | |
Along with the campaign's founder, Alex Ademokun, many have tweeted their support using the hashtag #BringBackSeb: | Along with the campaign's founder, Alex Ademokun, many have tweeted their support using the hashtag #BringBackSeb: |
Despite usually travelling with insurance, his family were unable to find Mr Kola-Bankole's documents after he was injured on the trip and are now faced with paying his bills. | |
He has previously worked at the Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust and raised money for a homeless charity by doing a sponsored run. | He has previously worked at the Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust and raised money for a homeless charity by doing a sponsored run. |
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