British DJ, 24, is in a coma after suffering brain bleed in quad bike crash on Greek party island
Kai Roberts, 24, was working his 'dream job' on a month-long residency at the Ikon nightclub before the tragic crash took place.
Roberts, of Pembrokeshire, West Wales, suffered a seizure and a bleed on the brain at the weekend which resulted in him being placed into a medically induced coma.
Despite the severity of his injuries, he is said to be in a stable condition.
His girlfriend, Kya Gillane-Heywood, 20, said the incident took place at around 5pm on Sunday while he was a passenger on a bike being ridden by his friend.
The quadbike then smashed into a wall on a coastal road. Roberts was initially taken to the general hospital in Zante after waiting an hour for the ambulance, but had to be flown to the Greek mainland.
His friend was treated for minor injuries after the incident.
Roberts' distraught partner said she found out about the accident through a friend as she did not have her phone with her at the time.
'She came and found me and told me so I rang the other boy he was with to see what was going on,' Kya said.
'At that point they didn't think it was as serious. It turned out when he got to the medical centre, they transferred him straight to the hospital and they did a CT scan and he had a bleed on the brain.'
His girlfriend called the situation 'horrible', adding that she and his loved ones are all 'still in shock' following the tragic incident.
'He came out and left his job on unpaid leave. He was DJing, and supporting (DJs) Nathan Dawe, Tom Zanetti, and Freddie Lineker at a nightclub in Zante,' she said.
'I've never seen him so happy with this chance. It was massive for his career. It was going really well. They wanted him back next year. Everyone just loved him'.
Kya revealed the family are unsure whether the insurance will cover Roberts but have been focusing on cost of flying out his loved ones to be with him.
Following the crash, friends have rallied around to raise money for Roberts' care and more than £5,500 has been donated within 48 hours of the fundraiser going live.
Toby Ellis, station manager at Pure West Radio where Kai has a house music show, said: 'It's been an incredibly difficult 24 hours for all of us at Pure West Radio as we come to terms with the news about one of the PWR Dance Family DJs, Kai Roberts, who has suffered a serious head injury following a quad bike accident in Zanté.
'Kai experienced a seizure and a bleed on the brain and is currently in a coma, receiving urgent medical care in a Greek hospital.
'He had been out in Zanté for the month of June, landing some incredible gigs supporting big-name DJs, and was due to return home tomorrow
'His close family are now travelling to be by his side.'
On Monday morning, Roberts' brother Corey, 18, flew to Greece with his family.
'We heard about the bleed on the brain, following the CT scan, that's when we were all in bits, and we booked flights out to Greece,' he said.
'My brother is my idol.
'Everyone loves him. He's well known and everywhere he goes, everyone loves him. He's just a massive character. He's got the biggest smile in the room.'
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