Brit tourist's urgent warning after 'death trap' incident on Corfu holiday (original) (raw)

Student Maddy Morris was driving a quad bike with her pal in Corfu, Greece, when they veered off the side of a cliff edge and tumbled nearly 10 feet before the bike crashed on top of them

Maddy Morris, 24, suffered multiple injuries after veering off a cliff while riding a quad bike

A student was trapped under a quad bike after driving off a cliff on her birthday - so is now urging other holidaymakers to steer clear of the 'death trap' vehicles.

Maddy Morris was visiting family in Corfu, Greece, with her best friend last month when the pair suffered a horrific quad biking accident just a day into the trip and was knocked unconscious. The 24-year-old had decided to rent a quad bike for the week to explore the island and took a trip out on the vehicle with her pal to celebrate her birthday.

However, two hours into the ride, Maddy and her friend veered off the side of the cliff edge - tumbling nearly 10 feet onto the ground before the quad bike smashed on top of them. The student nurse, who lives near Manchester, says she has no idea why the vehicle suddenly deviated off-track - blaming a mechanical fault or uneven terrain.

After the incident, Maddy and her friend were picked up off the side of the road by passers-by and rushed to hospital with multiple injuries. Maddy said she feels 'lucky to be alive' after the accident - and is urging other youngsters to steer clear of quad bikes on holiday.

Maddy had been riding for around two hours when she crashed (

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She is now urging other holidaymakers to steer clear of the death traps (

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Maddy said: "We were only driving 20mph so we weren't going fast or anything. I was driving and my friend was on the back. The day of the accident was actually my birthday. We were around an hour and a half into the drive and were up quite high, but far away from the edge.

"There were loads of cars overtaking us so we were going really slow. We just unexpectedly went off the edge of the cliff, luckily we landed on a ledge as the cliff went down to the sea. We were flown off and went down a 7ft drop then the quad bike ended up on top of us both. We don't know if it was a faulty bike or dodgy terrain or lost control of the steering. I thought I was going to die. I was seeing visions of people I loved as I was falling. I'd been on quad bikes before so knew how to drive them. It was very unexpected. We don't know why it tilted down the cliff."

Some of Maddy's injuries (

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Maddy and her friend were pinned underneath the quad bike for a few minutes until some passers-by were able to lift the vehicle from on top of them.

Maddy said: "You never think something like this is going to happen to you. I must've blacked out because I remember waking up on the ground - it was very scary. The wheels were still running when it was on top of us so I think that's why I got so many injuries on my left side. I managed to squeeze out a bit through a gap as we were both pinned underneath it. We were pinned for a few minutes. Luckily there were people driving behind us who were able to push the quad bike from on top of us. We could've easily fallen further. I'm so glad I was wearing my helmet."

She suffered a broken scapula and other injuries (

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Maddy was left battered and bruised after the accident - suffering a fractured scapula as well as other superficial injuries. Now, the student is warning others to stay away from quad bikes after nearly losing her life last month.

Maddy said: "I thought I'd broken the whole left side of my body because I couldn't feel anything. I didn't have insurance so I've learned my lesson there - we had to pay for treatment. We self-charged because we wanted to enjoy the rest of the week. It had ruined my birthday. I'll never go on a quad bike again. I thought I would be fine because I'd been on quad bikes before - and it's just the norm out there, everyone drives one. I thought I was safe. I wouldn't advise renting a quad bike to anyone. They're deathtraps. My helmet definitely saved my life."