British holidaymaker, 18, fights for life after quad bike crashes into tourist bus in Greece

Published: 18:27, 4 July 2026 | Updated: 18:38, 4 July 2026 A British holidaymaker has been left fighting for his life after a quad bike he was riding collided with a tourist bus on a popular Greek island.  The 18-year-old had been riding the bike on Zakynthos island (Zante) with another person on board when a tourist bus crashed into them as the pair were driving onto a main road.  He was rushed to Zakynthos General Hospital in serious condition after the collision, which happened on Friday evening.  The other passenger was also injured, though not seriously according to local media reports.   It is understood that the four-wheeled vehicle had been pulling out of a side alley and entering the Laganas road when the collision took place.  An investigation is now underway to determine the exact circumstances of the crash.  It follows the horrific crash of another British teenager, 18-year-old Alfie Moses, on Zante last month.  The teen, from Peterborough, was left with serious spinal injuries after crashing his quad bike on June 15 while celebrating his 18th birthday on his first lads' holiday.  The 18-year-old was rushed to Zakynthos General Hospital in serious condition after the collision (pictured: a stock image of a Greek ambulance) The incident happened on Zakynthos island (Zante) on Friday evening, and follows another serious collision involving a British teenager on a quad bike last month He was rushed to a local hospital before being airlifted to Mediterraneo Hospital in Athens after doctors discovered the severity of his wounds.  His family now could face a huge medical bill due to 'uncertainty' over their insurance.  Alfie had 12 fractured vertebrae in his spine, 11 broken ribs, a brain bleed, a punctured lung, a ruptured spleen and a broken shoulder. Now the family faces a £17,000 bill for the treatment and Alfie's transport to the hospitals but said they are unsure whether they will be able to get it covered on insurance as quad bikes are excluded on their policy.  Speaking from Athens, where her son is now being treated, his mother Kayley Posnett said Alfie 'nearly died' in the crash after he clipped a raised edge on the road at 50mph and was thrown off the quad bike.  Ms Posnett said: 'They really didn't know if he would survive or not.'  Ms Posnett also spoke out against the safety standards around quad bike hire on the island and how it is too easy for young people to get their hands on these potentially dangerous machines. She said: 'There's people every week dying of injuries on a quad bike. 'These companies are baffling these young adults, and they're haggling them down, and they're letting them have a quad bike for 50 euros - that is a dangerous piece of equipment. 'Alfie said if that quad bike was 150 euros, he would not have gone on it. 'But because he went to one, they said 150 euros, he went to another one, and they said 'you can have it for 50 euros' so he paid 50 euros for the quad bike. 'They think it's a fun thing to do. It's not fun. These pieces of equipment are dangerous. They're massive, massive quad bikes. 'They don't tell them that they don't steer well. You can't control them well. They do 70 miles an hour. 'These young adults don't have that type of brain to understand the dangers of driving on a road in another country.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.