THE DEVASTATED parents of a Blackburn mechanic who suffered severe head injuries in a tragic fall have been told he will not wake up.

Wayne Pablo, 35, was watching his dad repair the roof of his new workshop in Feniscliffe Drive when he plummeted 30ft to the concrete floor.

The accident, two weeks ago, left Wayne, with head injuries, three broken ribs, a punctured lung and a broken collar bone.

His parents, Raymond and Jean, 66, have been at his bedside every day praying for him to come out of his coma.

But despite doctors reducing his sedation he has still not woken up.

Raymond, 69, said: "They have taken him off the ventilator now and he is breathing on his own, but with difficulty.

"The doctors have told us he has severe brain damage and he will not come round. This is as good as he is going to get."

Wayne had bought the workshop for Wayne Pablo Motor Engineers two months earlier after working as a mechanic for eight years.

The workshop opened for business at the end of March and Wayne and his dad were carrying out the finishing touches to safety features and the leaking roof on April 3

Wayne, who lived with his parents in Preston Old Road, Cherry Tree, was airlifted to the Royal Preston Hospital after the accident. He underwent a four-hour operation to drain a blood clot from his head.

A hospital spokesman today described him as poorly.

He will be transferred from the intensive care unit at Royal Preston Hospital to a normal ward.

Raymond said: "We keep thinking it is a dream and he will wake up but it isn't. It is now just a matter of time and we are spending all the time we can with him."

Neil Turner, managing director of Turner's Autobodies, Feniscliffe Drive, said: "A lot of people are thinking of Wayne's family and wishing them well at this time."

John Buckley, a family friend who works at Buckley Brothers Landrovers in Preston Old Road, said: "We will miss Wayne, we really will.

"A lot of people have come in asking after him.

"Everyone thought he would come out of it and everything would be all right.

"It just hasn't worked out and everyone is really shocked. Obviously we are all thinking of Jean and Ray."

Stewart Holden, manager of Livesey Service Station, Livesey Branch Road, said: "Wayne lived life to the full. He worked hard and played hard.

"He is being missed and all we can do is pray for him.

"Me and Ross Walker, the owner, went to see his parents the other day.

"But there is not a lot you can say in these circumstances.

"The only thing we can do is offer condolences to them."