Swedish catwalk model Anna Maria Mostrom left brain dead after being hit by a bus

• By Alex Wellman

Tragic Anna was riding along Main Street last Wednesday when she collided with a bus and fell to the floor hitting her head as it turned left

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Tragic: Anna Maria Mostrom has been left brain dead following the accident

Swedish model has been left brain dead after being "rammed" off her bike as she cycled through New York.

Anna Maria Mostrom was riding along Main Street when the bus made a left turn, knocking her off her bike.

Ms Mostrom, 29, who is a former contestant on Scandinavia's Next Top Model, fell to the floor in the accident and sustained serious brain injuries.

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Hospital: Anna Maria Mostrom appeared in Scandinavia's Next Top Mode

Doctors treating her at Weill Cornell Medical Center revealed Ms Mostrom had undergone two surgeries but that prognosis was "bleak."

She is currently in a coma on a ventilator as she is unable to breathe for herself.

Speaking to Swedish press her father Ronny Mostrom said: "She was rammed off the bus and the damage was so severe that she is brain dead.

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Beautiful: Ms Mostrom had been working as a model in New York

"We can hope for a miracle, but the doctors said there is no realistic chance."

Her friend Timothy Phillips told the New York Daily News how the family were now preparing to donate her organs.

In a posting to his Facebook page he said: "The staff has told us to continue to hope for a miracle but that they have never witnessed a patient recover from similar conditions. Although the breath does indicate the very minimum of brain activity, life cannot continue under the overwhelming pressure.

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Donor: Ms Mostrom's family have arranged for her organs to be donated

"The light within her is fading but her star shines brighter than ever. Open your eyes and heart wide and you may just see it in a flower or a bell like laugh on the breeze. Please keep AnnaMaria in your thoughts, your love guides her path now as her spirit reaches its destination."

The model, who has lived and worked in New York for the past two years, was cycling home when she was struck by the bus last Wednesday.

The 51-year-old driver remained at the scene following the crash and has not been charged, police said.

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