THE MUM of a young entrepreneur who was killed in a freak quad biking crash has launched a campaign for riders in Turkey to compulsorily wear helmets.

Amarna Carthy, 21-year-old, of Bakersfield, died last week; two days before she was due to fly home from her week-long holiday in Fethiye.

Amarna Carthy

Mum Tashaka Baumber – who flew out to the country with Amarna’s dad, Mark Carthy, last Wednesday – will land at East Midlands Airport and the body will be taken to a chapel of rest in preparation for her funeral, which has not yet been arranged.

The family has so far raised almost £14,000 to help with the cost of bringing Amarna’s body home and to pay for a first-class flight so her 24-year-old auntie, Jakadi Clarke, who was left with a fractured pelvis following the crash, can lie flat.

Step-dad Craig Baumber, a singer and pianist, said: “We are overwhelmed. We have had people who we do not know sending us lovely messages.”

The family believe Amarna, who was wearing a helmet at the time, died instantly after hitting her head.

Mrs Baumber, a mum-of-four, has launched a campaign to make it compulsory for people to wear a helmet while riding a quad bike in Turkey.

The singer said: “We would like to change a few things here in Turkey. Compulsory helmet laws and distance limitation when renting quads need to be in place so no more lives are wasted like our beautiful girl.

“The outpouring of support and generosity in getting both of our girls home has been truly overwhelming. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”

The tragedy happened just before 3pm on Tuesday, May 24, when Amarna was riding on the back of the quad bike driven by her auntie, Jakadi. The vehicle plunged into a small ditch. Mrs Baumber said she had been told the pair were only travelling at about 25mph when the smash happened.

Amarna – who has four sisters; 12-year-old sister Kyanne, six-year-old Madison and two-year-old twins Ada and Lylah – lived in Turkey for six months when she was 18, working as a wedding planner.