British tourist dies in Thailand after motorbike crash left him in a coma

He had been working his "dream job" at a gold mine in Perth, Australia, before embarking on travels around Southeast Asia with a friend in January.

During his trip in Thailand, on February 1, he was involved in a serious road collision while on a motorbike overtaking a vehicle.

He was hit head-on by a car on the other side of the road, knocking him off his bike and rendering him unconscious instantly, suffering severe head injuries.

He remained in a coma for three weeks, spending his 23rd birthday in hospital, with his parents paying well over £120,000 in medical fees for his care.

Initially treated at a hospital in Koh Samui, Mr Duggan, who is originally from Milton Keynes, was later transported to Med Park Hospital in Bangkok.

More than £200,000 has been raised in an online fundraiser to support his family.

His mother, Lisa, along with her husband, Keiron, and Mr Duggan's brother, River, flew out to Bangkok to be by the 23-year-old's bedside as he received urgent treatment.

On February 19, the family confirmed in an update on GoFundMe that their son had tragically died.

"Our Beautiful soft skinned, beautiful long eye lashed boy with a cheeky, charming infectious smile that touched everyone's hearts left this dimension early this morning in my arms," the update read.

"We want to thank everyone that has supported us in Tigers journey from prayers, messages and donations.

"Without those donations, Tiger would not have reached his final destination where, following his passing this morning in a selfless act, he has given three maybe four other people a second chance at life by donating his organs."

The family added they have had "19 days of living a nightmare".

Mrs Duggan had previously pleaded with the public to help fund her son's trip home in an emotional video from her son's hospital bed.

She said his travel insurance company refused to pay out to cover the cost of the bills and said the UK Government offered no practical help.

The Foreign Office’s only contact had been to send a universal email, simply with links to online advice pages, she added.

"We'd already found those when we did a Google search on repatriation at the beginning," Mrs Duggan said.

"There’s been no phone call, no personal email, no one has reached out to offer us anything."

She said she was "hugely grateful" for all the support the family had received over recent weeks.