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Jessica Walford

Dad on life support in Malaga after horror fall on first day of family holiday

A dad is on life support in Malaga after being hit by car during a family holiday .

Haydn Atwood was jogging down a hill with his 17-year-old son Ashley when he tripped and fell into the path of an oncoming car.

He was thrown in the air by the collision .

Haydn's sister Hailey told Wales Online : "He had to be resuscitated on the side of the road.

He had internal bleeding but he's had surgery and they managed to stop the bleeding inside.

"But he also had a bleed on the brain and his skull is fractured on one side. He's on life support and he's got a tube down his throat. His organs are damaged from the impact.

"He's in a bad way."

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Haydn Atwood was injured on the first day of his family holiday (Wales Online)

The accident happened on Tuesday night and Hailey has flown to Spain to be by her brother's side.

Following a frantic call to the emergency services, 39-year-old Haydn, who comes from Caerphilly in Wales was rushed from the scene of the crash and taken to Hospital Clinico Universitario, where he remains on a ventilator.

Hailey said her brother - who is a carer for their mother - needed surgery on his heart, but was too weak.

She added: "He's highly sedated at the moment but they're going to try and reduce the sedation on Friday Hailey has since flown out to Spain to be at her brother's bedside - as they struggle to come to terms with what has happened.

She added: "It was their first day out there and they had gone for a walk with Ashley. They were jogging down the side of a mountain and his momentum picked up and they didn't stop.

"He went straight onto the motorway and got hit by a car. His son saw his father fly up in the air."

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Haydn Atwood getting on plane with his his 17-year-old son Ashley (Wales Online)

Haydn's family were also shocked to discover he had not taken out holiday insurance.

"I couldn't believe it when I was told," Hailey said. "He hasn't got travel insurance, so getting him home could prove be costly."

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