Haverfordwest DJ Kai Roberts in coma after quad crash in Zante
"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."He said his brother was a passenger on the bike, which was being ridden by his friend, when it struck a wall on a coastal road on Sunday afternoon. His friend was treated for minor injuries after the incident.Kai 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.He is currently in a medically induced coma at Ioannina University Hospital, where his condition is being monitored, his family said.
Mr Roberts said the family had difficulty understanding the extent of his injuries, because of challenges around sharing medical information."We got told they weren't allowed to say anything over the telephone," he said."We didn't know how he was for ages because we couldn't speak over the phone. It should be an exception if you are in a different country."Kai, who works in a diary factory, spent nearly a month in June working as a DJ on the island, and had been due to travel home on 1 July.His girlfriend Kya Gillane-Heywood, 20, said Kai had been living his dream."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."She has set up a fundraising page to raise funds to support his family with travel, accommodation and medical expenses. It has raised nearly £6,000.Pure West Radio in Haverfordwest, where Mr Roberts hosts a music show, is holding a fundraising event across multiple venues on Saturday 26 July to help raise funds.
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