Police are seeking the driver of a taxi who fled the scene after striking an Irish national commuting to work.
Richard Quigley, 27 of Galliagh, Ireland, remains unconscious and in critical condition after being struck by a taxi while riding a motorcycle taxi to work on Thursday.
The accident occurred near Quigley’s place of employment, and although he continued on to work, he began vomiting and was rushed to a hospital, where he was found to have a fractured skull and blood clots in his head.
“Before emergency surgery to his brain he had lost power down his left side and since the operation he’s been unconscious so we don’t really know how he’ll be affected until he comes out of it,” said his brother, Stephen Quigley, who has traveled to Bangkok to be with his brother. “He opened his eyes yesterday for a few minutes so that’s given us some hope but all we can really do at this stage is hope for the best.”
His brother expressed optimism that the driver who injured his brother would be found.
“Because the motorcycle taxis only carry one person at a time, the taxi behind Richard’s was carrying a friend of his who witnessed the hit and run and was able to give the number plate of the vehicle involved to the police so we hope that through the Irish Embassy the investigation will catch whoever is responsible,” he said.
Richard Quigley has lived in the kingdom for three years, Derry Journal reported.
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