British student plunges off cliff on quad bike leaving her with horror injuries

A 24-year-old woman is lucky to be alive, after enduring a horrific accident while in Greece that resulted in her falling over a cliff.

A British student has plunged off a cliff on a quad bike leaving her with horror injuries.

Maddy Morris is now warning other tourists over the “death traps” after the horror accident while visiting family in Corfu, Greece.

She and a friend suffered the horror crash just a day into the trip leaving her unconscious and feeling “lucky to be alive”.

The 24-year-old had decided to rent a quad bike for the week to explore the island and took a trip out on the vehicle with her pal to celebrate her birthday.

“We were only driving 20mph (32kmph) so we weren’t going fast or anything. I was driving and my friend was on the back,” she said.

“There were loads of cars overtaking us so we were going really slow

“We were around an hour and a half into the drive and were up quite high, but far away from the edge.”

Maddy Morris hopes her accident will warn others. Picture: Kennedy News.

The 24-year-old received multiple wounds. Picture: Kennedy News.

However, Maddy and her friend veered off the side of the cliff.

They tumbled nearly three metres onto the ground before the quad bike landed on top of them pinning them to the ground.

Luckily, the pair had landed on a ledge as the sea was at the bottom.

The student nurse, who lives near Manchester, says she has no idea why the vehicle suddenly deviated off-track – blaming a mechanical fault or uneven terrain.

“We don’t know if it was a faulty bike or dodgy terrain or lost control of the steering. I thought I was going to die. I was seeing visions of people I loved as I was falling,” Maddy said.

“You never think something like this is going to happen to you. I must’ve blacked out because I remember waking up on the ground – it was very scary.

“The wheels were still running when it was on top of us so I think that’s why I got so many injuries on my left side.

“I managed to squeeze out a bit through a gap as we were both pinned underneath it. We were pinned for a few minutes.”

Ms Morris said she is lucky to have walked away alive. Picture: Kennedy News.

She was knocked unconscious. Picture: Kennedy News.

Maddy and her friend were picked up off the side of the road by passers-by and rushed to hospital with multiple injuries.

“I’d been on quad bikes before so knew how to drive them. It was very unexpected. We don’t know why it tilted down the cliff,” she said.

“Luckily there were people driving behind us who were able to push the quad bike from on top of us. We could’ve easily fallen further. I’m so glad I was wearing my helmet.”

Maddy was left battered and bruised after the accident – suffering a fractured scapula as well as other superficial injuries.

Now, the student is warning others to stay away from quad bikes after nearly losing her life last month.

Ms Morris joined her friend on a quad bike in Greece. Picture: Kennedy News.

She said: “I thought I’d broken the whole left side of my body because I couldn’t feel anything. I didn’t have insurance so I’ve learned my lesson there – we had to pay for treatment.

“We self-charged because we wanted to enjoy the rest of the week. It had ruined my birthday.

“I’ll never go on a quad bike again. I thought I would be fine because I’d been on quad bikes before – and it’s just the norm out there, everyone drives one. I thought I was safe.

“I wouldn’t advise renting a quad bike to anyone. They’re deathtraps. My helmet definitely saved my life.”

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission