Fundraising for British judo star injured in motorbike crash passes £130,000

More than £130,000 has been raised to help fund the hospital care of a Scottish Commonwealth Games medallist critically injured in a motorcycle crash in Vietnam.

Judo star Stephanie Inglis, 27, fell off a bike in the north-east of the country, where she had travelled to teach English.

Ms Inglis, who won silver at Glasgow 2014, is being treated in a hospital intensive care unit in Hanoi, where she is said to be in a coma.

A GoFundMe page was set up to help pay for her medical bills and had received donations of more than £130,000 by Saturday afternoon.

Family friend and fellow judo athlete Khalid Gehlan, who created the appeal, said Ms Inglis's travel insurance had expired and her hospital stay was costing £2,000 a day.

A statement from JudoScotland said: "Steph was a valued member of the JudoScotland Performance Squad prior to her retirement and a leading member of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games team, adding to Scotland's medal count with a silver medal (under 57kg).

"The thoughts and prayers of everyone at JudoScotland are with Steph and her family at this difficult time."

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are in contact with the family of a British national who has been hospitalised in Vietnam, and will continue to offer support at this difficult time."