Diane Steadman, a 61-year-old British woman, suffered a severe back injury when her rented quadbike was struck by a car in Greece during the final day of her holiday on September 11. She incurred a £28,000 medical bill because her travel insurance did not cover accidents involving quadbikes. After being airlifted home for surgery due to unaffordable treatment costs, Steadman and her partner Mick Raftery are raising funds through GoFundMe. The article emphasizes the importance of carefully reviewing travel insurance coverage details before engaging in potentially hazardous activities like quad biking while on holiday.
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Diane Steadman, a British mother from Studley, Warwickshire, suffered severe injuries when her quadbike was hit by a car during her vacation in Skiathos, Greece on September 11. Diane and her partner Mick Raftery were returning the rented quadbike at the end of their £2,200 two-week trip when the collision occurred, leaving Diane with two broken vertebrae while Mick escaped with minor injuries. Despite initially receiving pain relief in a Greek hospital, Diane discovered her travel insurance did not cover accidents involving quadbikes. Unable to afford the required surgery estimated at £40,000, she borrowed £28,000 to fly home via an air ambulance on September 30 for further treatment. Mick is now urging other holidaymakers to carefully review their travel insurance policies to prevent similar incidents.
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A British mother who broke her back when a car crashed into her quadbike while on holiday in Greece was left with a £28,000 medical bill after discovering she had the wrong travel insurance.
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Diane Steadman was enjoying a two-week holiday in Skiathos, Greece, in September with her partner Mick Raftery and visiting different beaches by quadbike.
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But on the final day of their £2,200 trip on September 11, as they were returning the vehicle to the rental company, the 61-year-old claims a car crashed into them from behind.
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The impact sent the quadbike spinning and catapulted Diane and Mick from the vehicle.
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While Mick escaped with cuts and bruises, Diane landed with such force she broke two vertebrae.
The carer was rushed by ambulance to an emergency medical centre before being transferred to the Greek mainland for pain relief.
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The mother-of-two believed she was covered by her travel insurance, but when she contacted her provider was told quadbikes weren't covered as part of the policy.
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Diane was given pain relief but couldn't afford the £40,000 operation, so instead borrowed £28,000 to fly home in an air ambulance on September 30.
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Diane Steadman was enjoying a two-week holiday in Skiathos, Greece, in September with her partner Mick Raftery and visiting different beaches by quadbike
Diane pictured in a hospital bed in the UK, where she awaits surgery on her back
Diane landed with such force she broke two vertebrae during the collision
Now at Diane's bedside as she awaits surgery, Mick is urging holidaymakers to always check the small print on their insurance to avoid the same thing happening to them.
Diane, from Studley, Warwickshire, said: 'I felt a jump in my back and I don't remember anything else.
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All I remember is waking up on the road.
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He [the car driver] wasn't watching the road and didn't have time to slow down.
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'I was in and out of consciousness, I didn't have the energy to speak to anybody when I woke up.
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I tried to be strong but I'm so frightened, I feel like I'm going to die.'
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Diane and Mick believed their holiday insurance covered quadbikes, but only realised once they tried to claim that they weren't.
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A GoFundMe has been created to help Diane and Mick with the medical and travel costs.
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The mother said she is terrified about undergoing the operation and vowed to never travel abroad again.
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Diane and Mick believed their holiday insurance covered quadbikes, but only realised once they tried to claim that they weren't
Diane said: 'It's just been one thing after another, I will not be going abroad again, no way.
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'Mick has been brave and tried to put a smile on my face.
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I'm scared of the operation, everyone is telling me it's going to be okay.'
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Now, Mick is urging holidaymakers to check the details of their holiday insurance.
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Mick said: 'Check your insurance before you rent a quadbike.
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We were mistaken in thinking insurance covered quadbikes too.'
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It comes after a British father was hit with a £30,000 medical bill after being admitted to hospital while on holiday in Spain.
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'Helpless' British dad stung by £30,000 medical bill in Spain - after failing to disclose illness
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