Eve Thomas (left) and a stock image of someone filming a crash (right)

A young woman has bravely opened up about the traumatic impact of seeing footage of the aftermath of a crash, which involved her dad, after passersby filmed it and posted it on social media.

Eve Thomas, from Hirwaun in South Wales, was 17 at the time. Her father, Nigel Thomas, had been riding a bike when he was hit by a car, leaving him fighting for his life.

After the horrifying incident, people uploaded footage of the crash to social media and hundreds speculated online about her dad and his condition.

“I was on my way home from school when our bus was stopped because of a traffic accident,” Eve recalled.

“I spotted my dad’s bike and I went into complete denial, but I knew it was his bike because I had put the stickers on it. Students on my bus started filming the scene on their phones, which was wrong.”

When Eve got home, her worst fears were confirmed – it was her dad who had been in the accident. She was devastated.

“He was riding home from work when he was hit by a car. He had life-changing injuries, we didn’t know if he was going to make it,” she recalled.

“He spent weeks in an induced coma and nine months in hospital. There were no words to explain how I felt, it didn’t feel real.”

People were speculating and sharing footage on social media

“It was made so much worse because I knew people were sharing what they had filmed and speculating online about what had happened,” said Eve.

“My godmother had seen the story........

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