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| Collections are made to help the mother of a Powys man seriously injured in a car crash in Swaziland, South Africa, are being made in their home town. | |
| Mervyn Humphreys, 37, from Caersws in Powys is being treated in hospital in Pretoria, South Africa after the crash on Tuesday, which killed his baby son. | Mervyn Humphreys, 37, from Caersws in Powys is being treated in hospital in Pretoria, South Africa after the crash on Tuesday, which killed his baby son. |
| Money raised will help his mother, who receives immobility benefits, stay with him while he is treated. | |
| Mr Humphreys' wife, a Swaziland national, was also injured. | |
| Their son Cameron, who was six-months-old, died on Saturday at 0100 South African time after his heart began to fail. | Their son Cameron, who was six-months-old, died on Saturday at 0100 South African time after his heart began to fail. |
| He had been on a life support machine after he and his parents were air lifted to hospital from the crash scene. | He had been on a life support machine after he and his parents were air lifted to hospital from the crash scene. |
| Dorothy Humphreys flew out to be with her son and his wife Portia on Thursday and told BBC Radio Wales that her son had regained consciousness on Sunday morning. | Dorothy Humphreys flew out to be with her son and his wife Portia on Thursday and told BBC Radio Wales that her son had regained consciousness on Sunday morning. |
| But he is still on a life support machine "so that his injuries can heal", Mrs Humphreys said. | But he is still on a life support machine "so that his injuries can heal", Mrs Humphreys said. |
| When he saw me his eyes were wide open and he squeezed my hand Dorothy Humphreys | When he saw me his eyes were wide open and he squeezed my hand Dorothy Humphreys |
| Mr Humphreys, who owns a plumbing business in Caersws, suffered a broken leg, a broken ankle, broken ribs, a broken pelvis, a broken jaw and a broken bone in the back of his neck in the crash. | Mr Humphreys, who owns a plumbing business in Caersws, suffered a broken leg, a broken ankle, broken ribs, a broken pelvis, a broken jaw and a broken bone in the back of his neck in the crash. |
| He is yet to learn of his son's death. | He is yet to learn of his son's death. |
| "I am dreading him finding out about Cameron, we cannot tell him he was killed," said his mother. | "I am dreading him finding out about Cameron, we cannot tell him he was killed," said his mother. |
| "We have to tell him he is fine at the moment. | "We have to tell him he is fine at the moment. |
| "When he saw me his eyes were wide open and he squeezed my hand. | "When he saw me his eyes were wide open and he squeezed my hand. |
| "He is going for an MRI scan. He cannot move his right arm or his right leg but they said that it could be temporary - they can't tell until they get the results of the MRI scan." | "He is going for an MRI scan. He cannot move his right arm or his right leg but they said that it could be temporary - they can't tell until they get the results of the MRI scan." |
| Mrs Humphreys said that a lorry had crashed into the back of her son's car, pushing them 100m down a road and into other vehicles. | Mrs Humphreys said that a lorry had crashed into the back of her son's car, pushing them 100m down a road and into other vehicles. |
| The force of the impact had split her grandson's child seat in two, she said. | The force of the impact had split her grandson's child seat in two, she said. |
| The car was being driven by Mr Humphreys' wife Portia, who crawled from the wreckage. | The car was being driven by Mr Humphreys' wife Portia, who crawled from the wreckage. |
| Mrs Humphreys, who had been living in Caersws for about six years, is being treated for neck injuries, which her mother-in-law described as whiplash. | Mrs Humphreys, who had been living in Caersws for about six years, is being treated for neck injuries, which her mother-in-law described as whiplash. |
| The family had been travelling to a game reserve in Swaziland | The family had been travelling to a game reserve in Swaziland |
| The couple, who married in Swaziland on 6 August, had been driving to a safari park when the crash happened. | The couple, who married in Swaziland on 6 August, had been driving to a safari park when the crash happened. |
| Paying tribute to her grandson, Mrs Humphreys said Cameron had just begun to develop his own personality. | Paying tribute to her grandson, Mrs Humphreys said Cameron had just begun to develop his own personality. |
| "He was a lovely little lad, absolutely gorgeous," she said. | "He was a lovely little lad, absolutely gorgeous," she said. |
| "Portia's parents were here yesterday and they are heartbroken. They had only recently met their grandson for the first time. But he is gone now." | "Portia's parents were here yesterday and they are heartbroken. They had only recently met their grandson for the first time. But he is gone now." |
| Mrs Humphreys said her son's friends had clubbed together to pay for her flight to South Africa but that by Sunday she only had funds to pay for one more night in a room at the hospital. | Mrs Humphreys said her son's friends had clubbed together to pay for her flight to South Africa but that by Sunday she only had funds to pay for one more night in a room at the hospital. |
| Mr Humphreys' boss Lee Brown said collection tins were being put into pubs in Caersws to raise funds for Dorothy's stay in South Africa, which could be for up to three months while her son's injuries heal. | Mr Humphreys' boss Lee Brown said collection tins were being put into pubs in Caersws to raise funds for Dorothy's stay in South Africa, which could be for up to three months while her son's injuries heal. |
| Mr Brown said he and his friends were hoping to ask Powys MP Lembit Opik for help later in the week. | Mr Brown said he and his friends were hoping to ask Powys MP Lembit Opik for help later in the week. |