THE family of a motorcyclist who died following a collision on the A32 last month are fundraising for a mobile bedside CT scanner for the neurosciences intensive care unit at Southampton General Hospital.

Jack Burgess, 22, was involved in a collision with three other vehicles on June 29 and sustained serious brain injuries.

He died in hospital the next day.

His family wish they had been able to spend more time with him and want to help other families reduce their distress during difficult times, and to improve treatment and save lives.

The neurological centre provide treatments for the brain, spine and nerves and Jack's family have set up a donation page with hopes to raise as much money as they can to help them afford the bedside CT scanner, which scans the body to show details of internal organs that cannot be seen in conventional X-rays.

Jack's older sister Sophie Burgess, 27, said: "Jack was in there for quite a few hours after the accident and was really looked after, but if they had the equipment [mobile bedside CT scanner], it would mean that the patient wouldn't have to go elsewhere to get a CT scan and that we and other families could have spent more time with him.

"We knew early on that he wouldn't make it so we wanted more time - and it would help treatment move along faster, especially as some people aren't medically stable to get to a CT scanner."

As Jack was an organ donor, the family wish to carry on his "selfless attitude and honour the staff at the Neuro ICU unit", and have raised £1,000 in 24 hours since they opened the donation page.

Sophie added: "Jack was the most caring of people and we want to carry his personality to help other families. He was very intelligent; he was an electrical engineer and loved motorbikes and pushbikes."

"He was an organ donor which is very important, as he not only saved but improved a lot of lives and he was an all-round laidback and generous guy who made friends wherever he went."

To donate, visit https://donorbox.org/jack-s-legacy.