'Knowing that people filmed my dad's crash scene was devastating'

A YOUNG woman has spoken about the trauma she faced after people posted footage online of a crash her father was involved in before her family knew about what had happened.

- ELLIE GOSLEY

Eve Thomas, from Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was 17 when her father was hit by a car. She said it was devastating to know people had uploaded footage of the crash to social media, with hundreds of people speculating about his condition.

"I was on my way home from school when our bus was stopped because of a traffic accident," Eve said, recalling the day of the accident.

"I spotted my dad's bike and I went into complete denial, but I knew it was his bike because I had put the stickers on it. Students on my bus started filming the scene on their phones, which was wrong.

"When I eventually got home, I found out it was Dad, and I was devastated. He was riding home from work when he was hit by a car. He had life-changing injuries. We didn't know if he was going to make it. He spent weeks in an induced coma and nine months in hospital. There were no words to explain how I felt. It didn't feel real.