A British man is recovering in a local hospital following a crash on holiday in Portugal after a large fundraising effort to bring him home.
Family and friends of Finn Webber, aged 23, of Combwich, Somerset raised nearly £56,000 in an online appeal to fly him back to the UK.
Mr Webber had been in a coma in a Portuguese hospital after he was cut free from the wreckage and suffered head injuries, a broken leg and dislocated hip.
After returning to the UK he was treated in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, and Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
He has now been transferred to the Somerset neurological rehabilitation centre in the Dene Barton hospital unit, Cotford St Luke.
Finn Webber, 23, returned to the UK thanks to a fundraising effort to get him home after he suffered injuries in a crash while on holiday in Portugal
Mr Webber was treated in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton and Southmead Hospital, Bristol before being transferred to a neurological rehabilitation centre at Dene Barton
His mother Alessia, known as Ali, who was also involved in the crash, said: ‘He is improving and impressing us and his medical team with his progression.
‘He has started to smile more and every day we see a bit more of his cheeky personality shining through.
‘He still gets very tired and confused at times and his short-term memory needs a lot of work but he remembers all of his friends and really enjoys when we read your messages of support, so please keep them coming.’
Mrs Webber said Finn’s recovery in Dene Barton was likely to continue until early December.
Finn (far left) was on holiday with his brother Sam, 18 (centre left), sister Isobel, 15 (centre right) who both suffered broken bones. Their mother Alessia (far right) was also involved in the crash
She said his brother Sam, 18, and sister Isobel, 15 who suffered broken bones in the crash were also improving.
She added that she herself was ‘a little frustrated’ with not being able to get around as much.
All six members of the Webber family were injured when an oil tanker crashed into the two cars in which they were travelling.
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