A London doctor left critically injured after being hit by a lorry in Las Vegas has been flown back to the UK.
Dr Sebastian Kola-Bankole, 35, from Camden, was left fighting for life after being struck yards from the Hard Rock Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip on February 15.
The NHS doctor underwent several operations on his spine, ears and arteries and his friends set up a GoFundMe page to cover the costs of the expensive US medical treatment, along with his repatriation back to the UK.
Writing on the fundraising page, friend Alexander Ademokun confirmed that Dr Kola-Bankole had today safely returned to the UK.
He posted: “He landed this afternoon and has been transferred to intensive care for assessment.
“I can't thank you all enough for your support to help bring Seb home, we genuinely wouldn't be here without all of you.
“I also want to thank the doctors that looked after him in the US, they've done an incredible job and we are all grateful.
“I also want to say a massive thank you to all Seb's friends and colleagues in the NHS who have rallied round to make things happen here.
“We are so grateful and proud to have an NHS.”
The fundraising page, which was set up less than two weeks ago, has raised almost £200,000.
