A SYDNEY woman received a harrowing phone call from a Bali hospital demanding thousands of dollars before doctors would perform life-saving surgery on her twin brother after a serious motorbike crash last week.

Liam Rudd was just one week into an extended holiday on the Indonesian island when he crashed his motorbike into a tree last Sunday.

Mr Rudd was rushed to a private medical facility but his sister Tanika paid $1500 to have her brother transferred to the Royal Bali Hospital fearing she would be unable to afford the bill.

Critically ill with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain, the hospital demanded Ms Rudd transfer $7000 before they would perform the surgery on her 24-year-old brother.

media_camera Mr Rudd’s sister Tanika received a phone call from a Bali hospital demanding thousands of dollars before they’d perform emergency surgery. Picture: Supplied

media_camera Liam after his crash. Picture: Supplied

But Ms Rudd, the single mum of a two-year-old boy, was unable to pull together that type of cash in such a short period of time.

Hospital staff then asked for at least half that amount but eventually had to perform the surgery due to the serious nature of the injuries.

The badly bruised Mr Rudd, who was planning to spend four to six months in Bali, is now recovering in hospital where he is conscious but having difficulties with his memory.

“I have talked to him but sometimes he doesn’t remember who I am, sometimes he does,” Ms Rudd told the Daily Telegraph.

“I don’t know exactly what his injuries are because most of the people at the hospital don’t speak English.”

“The extent of his injuries won’t be known until he recovers further and more testing can be done,” she added.

Authorities won’t allow Mr Rudd to leave the hospital until the mounting bills are paid so Ms Rudd has been forced to call on the help of others to assist in getting him back to Australia.

Her brother’s surgery cost $7,000 and the hospital is charging $800 for every day he remains in intensive care.

Using the crowd-funding site Give Forward, people can donate towards paying Mr Rudd’s medical bills.

“We are asking for assistance to help pay for his medical expenses. We are desperate, and with such distance between us and Indonesia, the only thing we have to offer is our love and support,” the Liam Rudd Motorcyle Accident Treatment Fund page says.

media_camera Liam was planning to spend four to six months in Bali. Picture: Supplied

media_camera Twin Tanika and Liam Rudd last year. Picture: Supplied

“We are hoping the generosity of others may help us alleviate his medical expenses.”

The twins, whose mother died when they were 12, don’t have contact with their biological father and haven’t been close to their extended family for some time.

“Because of that, it’s just the two of us,” Mr Rudd said.

But distant relatives have been getting back in touch for the first time in years after hearing about the accident and offering help.

“It’s amazing to see how this has brought the good out in some people,” Ms Rudd said.

So far more than $3000 has been pledged on the Give Forward page.

Ms Rudd is flying to Bali where, with the assistance of an Australian consular official, will try and negotiate a payment plan with the hospital so that her brother can return to Australia to recover.

LIAM RUDD’S MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT TREATMENT FUND