Gap year student left in coma and can't remember her name after Goa scooter crash

'My daughter didn't know her own name': Scooter crash in India left student in coma with brain injuries2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleChris WoodBBC WalesNic NorthAfter Olivia's family failed to get hold of her, they made frantic phone calls before locating her in an intensive care unitA student was left fighting for her life after suffering a brain injury in a scooter crash at the end of a dream trip around India.While Olivia North, 21, lay in a coma, her family were making plans to meet her from the plane on her return to the UK. But after not hearing from her for two days, dad Nic frantically rang around hostels where she had been staying, before locating her in the intensive care unit of a Goa hospital.Olivia couldn't remember some family members or her own name at first, but a month on from the crash on 5 May, she is preparing to fly home to continue her recovery in Wales.Describing every dad's nightmare, Nic said: "When I couldn't get hold of her, on the other side of the world, I was frantically trying to contact anyone who ever knew her. "Then flying out with my stomach in knots, not knowing if she would recognise me. It was so good to see her alive and hold her."Olivia is still suffering from deep fatigue, and is unable to do much more than walk 100 metres (328ft) before "curling up and sleeping for the rest of the day", according to her dad. But doctors have given her the all clear to fly back to the UK at the end of the week and continue her recovery at home in Cardiff.Nic NorthIt has been a harrowing end to what was a trip of a lifetimeOlivia had finished the second year of a Media and Communications degree at Goldsmiths, University of London, when she decided to have a break from studying, before completing the final year. After working in bars and restaurants to save money, she left for India just after Christmas. Her adventure around the south Asian country took her to Rishikesh...