Mum left paralysed and stranded in Turkey after her moped crashes into bus in horror holiday smash

A mum has been left paralysed after a horror motorbike accident in a Turkish holiday resort.

Susan Haviland suffered devastating injuries when the moped she was a pillion passenger on collided with a bus.

The 48-year-old was holidaying alone when the accident happened in Alanya. She had met the driver of the moped while in Turkey.

The bubbly mum-of-two's family say they have been living through a nightmare since the crash, Wales Online reports.

Daughters Amy and Chloe were stunned by the extent of her injuries.

Susan Haviland suffered severe head injuries in the crash (Amy Jones)

The 48-year-old suffered head and spinal injuries, severe lung damage and can only move her head.

To make matters worse, her distraught family say Susan, from Newport, Wales, did not take out any travel insurance.

"This is the worst thing that has happened to us as a family, it's a living nightmare," said her daughter Amy Jones, 27.

Susan pictured before the accident with her grandson Ellis (Amy Jones)

"My mum is a lively, bubbly person who would do anything for anybody. Now she's lying in a hospital bed and has no idea when she will get home."

Amy and her sister Chloe, 26, rushed out to Turkey to be by their mother's side.

"When we found out what had happened it was devastating," added Amy, who was told about the crash by a Turkish nurse.

Susan's family now face a massive bill if they want to get her home (Amy Jones)

"We tried to book the first flight we could out there, but this was at a time when Thomas Cook was going bust which made things even more difficult.

"She was in hospital alone for three days before we arrived. The conditions there are dreadful and it's so difficult trying to communicate with the doctors and nurses. We had to use Google Translate to find out the extent of her injuries.

"We've had to do so much for her, including buying her medication, changing her catheter and even getting food and water."

Amidst the grave concerns they have for their mother's health, the sisters are now confronted with a £30,000 bill to get her home.

The family wrote down some basic Turkish translations to help their mum communicate with medical staff (Amy Jones)

They have set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for the travel costs.

"Our mother is the backbone of our family and we will do anything to ensure she is safe," Chloe wrote on the page.

"If everyone can come together and help us, this really gives our mum the best chance of a recovery. Although permanent paralysis is uncertain at least we can save her life."

Amy said that the driver of the motorbike escaped with only minor injuries.