Man's Tenerife holiday from hell after minibus ploughs into him in horror smash

A man's last minute holiday quickly unravelled into a 'nightmare' after a minibus ploughed into him and left him with multiple fractures to his spine.

Dean Ellis, 39, who works as an electrical engineer across Greater Manchester, has been bed bound in Hospiten Sur, a hospital in Tenerife, since the horrific accident on February 17.

He vividly remembers the headlights glaring towards him as he crossed the road moments before the crash, before waking up in the middle of the road 'surrounded by blood and paramedics'.

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Dean, who luckily had insurance covered for the trip, is now trying to secure a medical repatriation flight home to be back with his family. He had booked the last minute trip as a holiday after recently falling ill and to celebrate his birthday earlier this month, flying out on February 14.

He told the Manchester Evening News: "I had been down to the beach for something to eat and had a pint before walking back to my hotel to chill around the pool. I came to a zebra crossing, and an eight seater minibus came off the dual carriageway at a speed.

"All I remembered was seeing the headlights coming towards me getting brighter and hearing the engine noise. It happened in a split second. I then remember hitting my head and then waking up in the road surrounded by blood and paramedics."

Following the collision, Dean, who used to live in Manchester city centre, said the driver of the taxi accepted responsibility, and that he had been in his 'blind spot' when crossing the road beside a busy roundabout.

He was immediately rushed to hospital and has remained there for ten days and is forced to now wear a