Pamela Mema, 18, from North London, was in Albania to celebrate her sister’s 24th birthday when she was involved in horrific road accident on her way to the celebrations
A well-loved British teen has been left fighting for her life after being involved in a horror colision while celebrating her sister’s birthday in Albania.
Pamela Mema, 18, from North London, is said to have crashed in the village of Belsh in central Albania while en route to enjoy the celebrations for her sister’s 24th birthday on November 22.
Since the accident, her loved ones revealed that the “beautiful, intellifent, and strong” woman, who had her “whole life ahead of her”, had to be rushed to a local hospital where doctors placed her in a medically-induced coma.
Her friends and family have set up a GoFundMe, which has raised £73,000 for the 18-year-old in just 48 hours. They hope they can raise enough funds for her to be returned to the UK so she can continue her treatment at home.
The person who started the fundraiser, Eshli Haxhiasllani, wrote: “On November 22, 2024, our beautiful, intelligent, and strong Pamela Mema got into a car accident in the village of Belsh, Albania, on the way to celebrate her sisters 24th birthday. Since the 22nd Pamela has been fighting for her life In the hospitals of Albania.
“We now urgently have to bring Pamela back home to London, so she can get the best medical care she needs with the doctors we trust and put our confidence in with an Air Ambulance.
“Pamela is only 18 with her whole life ahead of her and any donations are hugely appreciated to bring our Pam home and for her to get the best care possible.’
You can find the link to the GoFundMe HERE.
In September this year, two British nationals were killed, with another left fighting for their life, after the vehicle they were travelling in smashed into a speedboat belonging to suspected drug traffickers. During the collision, the speedboat came off a trailer while it was being driven along a dual carriageway.
The driver of the vehicle, which had been carrying the suspect vessel on a trailer, fled the scene and a manhunt was launched to track him down.
A Civil Guard spokesman confirmed the pair’s nationalities, saying both they and the critically injured victim “were British men aged 47 to 54”.
The spokesman said: “The accident happened around 9.30pm last night on the RM-12 around the El Algar municipality. A semi-rigid boat on board a trailer a vehicle was pulling came off and ended on the road across both lanes.
“A car travelling behind it with three British men inside aged between 47 and 54 smashed into the vessel. Two of those people died and another, who was the driver, was critically injured. Eight other people travelling in six vehicles behind them also crashed into the boat and were injured.
“The driver of the vehicle that was travelling with the speed boat on the trailer fled the scene. He has yet to be arrested. The boat he was carrying that ended up on the dual-carriageway has all the characteristics of a so-called ‘narco lancha’ involved in drug trafficking and an investigation is ongoing.”
