Massachusetts private school girl is left with traumatic brain injury after being forced off road while cycling in Spain, as family launches $250k GoFundMe to airlift her home

A Massachusetts private school student has been left with a traumatic brain injury after being forced off the road while cycling in Spain.

Lauren Rauseo, a junior at Stonehill College in Easton, was on holiday in Mallorca when a car ran her off the road leading her to smash into a wall last Sunday leaving her 'fighting for her life far from home.' 

The teen is in a medically induced coma as her family scrambles to raise the $250,000 needed to fly her home to a specialist pediatric ICU trauma unit in Boston. 

'She's pretty banged up. She's got a traumatic brain injury, broken clavicle, broken hip, punctured lung,' Lauren's father Dave Rauseo told Boston 25 News. 

Despite this Rauseo, who is by Lauren's side in Spain, said his daughter is showing small signs of improvement. 

Lauren Rauseo, a junior at Stonehill College in Easton, was on holiday in Mallorca when a car ran her off the road leading her to smash into a wall

Lauren, who was studying in Paris and in Mallorca for a holiday, was left with a traumatic brain injury, broken clavicle, broken hip, punctured lung

'The prayers are working because we just left the hospital and she grabbed my hand and she was able to listen to her mom and open her eyes for her mom,' he told the outlet. 

'My goal now is to get my kid home,' he explained, referring to the necessary medical flight. 

'I just wanted to take a minute and thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for the support,' he said. 

Lauren was on exchange studying in Paris and had taken a weekend trip to the Spanish island. 

A GoFundMe has been established to help Lauren's family meet the 'staggering' costs of the flight and other medical needs. 

The page had raised more than $118,000 toward its $250,000 goal by Saturday afternoon. 

The family friend, who established the fundraiser, described Lauren as 'a vibrant and compassionate young woman with dreams as wide as the ocean.'

The accident 'has left her in a critical condition,' they explained.

The scene in Mallorca where Lauren Rauseo was forced into a wall while riding her bike 

'She's pretty banged up. She's got a traumatic brain injury, broken clavicle, broken hip, punctured lung,' Lauren's father Dave Rauseo told Boston 25 News

They added, 'Together, we can help bring this beautiful soul back home, where she belongs, surrounded by those who love her most.' 

Lauren's classmates have expressed their shock following the accident. 

'When I got the news it was just horrible' friend and fellow Junior at Stonehill told Boston 25.  

'She is the last person on earth to ever deserve something like that. 

'She is the sweetest person I have ever met,' Chmielowiec added. 

'We all came together as friends and just sat here and prayed and worried for her,' Ellie Houk, another friend from Stonehill said after visiting Lauren in hospital.