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Brit mother who broke her back in Greece when car slammed into her quadbike is left with £28,000 medical bill due to 'wrong travel insurance'

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Machin, I. (2026, October 9). Brit mother who broke her back in Greece when car slammed into her quadbike is left with £28,000 medical bill due to 'wrong travel insurance'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16195455/Brit-mother-Greece-car-quadbike-medical-bill-insurance.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Diane Steadman, a 61-year-old British woman, suffered a severe back injury when her rented quadbike was struck by a car in Greece during the final day of her holiday on September 11. She incurred a £28,000 medical bill because her travel insurance did not cover accidents involving quadbikes. After being airlifted home for surgery due to unaffordable treatment costs, Steadman and her partner Mick Raftery are raising funds through GoFundMe. The article emphasizes the importance of carefully reviewing travel insurance coverage details before engaging in potentially hazardous activities like quad biking while on holiday.
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Diane Steadman, a British mother from Studley, Warwickshire, suffered severe injuries when her quadbike was hit by a car during her vacation in Skiathos, Greece on September 11. Diane and her partner Mick Raftery were returning the rented quadbike at the end of their £2,200 two-week trip when the collision occurred, leaving Diane with two broken vertebrae while Mick escaped with minor injuries. Despite initially receiving pain relief in a Greek hospital, Diane discovered her travel insurance did not cover accidents involving quadbikes. Unable to afford the required surgery estimated at £40,000, she borrowed £28,000 to fly home via an air ambulance on September 30 for further treatment. Mick is now urging other holidaymakers to carefully review their travel insurance policies to prevent similar incidents.

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British Greece Greek Skiathos Studley

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Diane PERSON · 11× Mick PERSON · 9× British NORP · 3× Greece GPE · 3× Diane Steadman PERSON · 2× Mick Raftery PERSON · 2× Skiathos GPE · 2× Spain GPE · 2× Greek NORP · 1× Studley GPE · 1×

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Diane Steadman was enjoying a two-week holiday in Skiathos, Greece, in September with her partner Mick Raftery and visiting different beaches by quadbike Diane pictured in a hospital bed in the UK, where she awaits surgery on her back Diane landed with such force she broke two vertebrae during the collision Now at Diane's bedside as she awaits surgery, Mick is urging holidaymakers to always check the small print on their insurance to avoid the same thing happening to them. Diane, from Studley, Warwickshire, said: 'I felt a jump in my back and I don't remember anything else.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09
🔮 Diane was given pain relief but couldn't afford the £40,000 operation, so instead borrowed £28,000 to fly home in an air ambulance on September 30.

Claims (23 extracted, 3 hedged)

A British mother who broke her back when a car crashed into her quadbike while on holiday in Greece was left with a £28,000 medical bill after discovering she had the wrong travel insurance. asserted
she → break → insurance
Diane Steadman was enjoying a two-week holiday in Skiathos, Greece, in September with her partner Mick Raftery and visiting different beaches by quadbike. asserted
Steadman → enjoy → quadbike
But on the final day of their £2,200 trip on September 11, as they were returning the vehicle to the rental company, the 61-year-old claims a car crashed into them from behind. uncertain
car → return → them
The impact sent the quadbike spinning and catapulted Diane and Mick from the vehicle. asserted
quadbike → send → vehicle
While Mick escaped with cuts and bruises, Diane landed with such force she broke two vertebrae. The carer was rushed by ambulance to an emergency medical centre before being transferred to the Greek mainland for pain relief. asserted
carer → escape → relief
The mother-of-two believed she was covered by her travel insurance, but when she contacted her provider was told quadbikes weren't covered as part of the policy. asserted
quadbikes → believe → policy
Diane was given pain relief but couldn't afford the £40,000 operation, so instead borrowed £28,000 to fly home in an air ambulance on September 30. asserted
Diane → give → September
Diane Steadman was enjoying a two-week holiday in Skiathos, Greece, in September with her partner Mick Raftery and visiting different beaches by quadbike Diane pictured in a hospital bed in the UK, where she awaits surgery on her back Diane landed with such force she broke two vertebrae during the collision Now at Diane's bedside as she awaits surgery, Mick is urging holidaymakers to always check the small print on their insurance to avoid the same thing happening to them. Diane, from Studley, Warwickshire, said: 'I felt a jump in my back and I don't remember anything else. asserted
I → enjoy → anything
All I remember is waking up on the road. asserted
I → remember → road
He [the car driver] wasn't watching the road and didn't have time to slow down. asserted
He → watch → time
'I was in and out of consciousness, I didn't have the energy to speak to anybody when I woke up. asserted
I → have → anybody
I tried to be strong but I'm so frightened, I feel like I'm going to die.' asserted
I → try → ?
Diane and Mick believed their holiday insurance covered quadbikes, but only realised once they tried to claim that they weren't. uncertain
they → believe → quadbikes
A GoFundMe has been created to help Diane and Mick with the medical and travel costs. asserted
GoFundMe → create → costs
The mother said she is terrified about undergoing the operation and vowed to never travel abroad again. asserted
she → say → operation
Diane and Mick believed their holiday insurance covered quadbikes, but only realised once they tried to claim that they weren't Diane said: 'It's just been one thing after another, I will not be going abroad again, no way. uncertain
I → believe → another
'Mick has been brave and tried to put a smile on my face. asserted
Mick → try → face
I'm scared of the operation, everyone is telling me it's going to be okay.' asserted
it → tell → me
Now, Mick is urging holidaymakers to check the details of their holiday insurance. asserted
Mick → urge → insurance
Mick said: 'Check your insurance before you rent a quadbike. asserted
you → say → quadbike
We were mistaken in thinking insurance covered quadbikes too.' asserted
insurance → mistake → quadbikes
It comes after a British father was hit with a £30,000 medical bill after being admitted to hospital while on holiday in Spain. asserted
father → come → Spain
'Helpless' British dad stung by £30,000 medical bill in Spain - after failing to disclose illness asserted
dad → sting → illness
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