It sucks when bad things happen to good people, sorry to hear about your incident.

I have no sympathy for the girl, it was not an accident, she deliberately hopped a barrier that was put in place to prevent such behavior. In most places, they started with concrete barriers and have now moved to 2 meter tall fences to stop these things from happening. I'm surprised the CT scan didn't show brain damage, because anyone hopping a fence to cross a GIANT road like that has problems.

I guess the first reaction we have to these things is "who's fault is it". Unfortunately, in this country, that is not the issue, and the outcome of these events will have nothing to do with fault. It was not yours, but you will end up paying, and my fear is that, as the family starts to grasp the situation of a foreigner being involved, the extortion will start. Hopefully that will not be the case. I don't know if there is any way to get the insurance company involved now, but it may be good to have them handle negotiations. Check your policy, and find what kind of coverage amount you have. I've purchased a bunch of bikes, and each time they try to sell me some crappy policy that covers little or nothing. A word to other people, up your coverage, and be sure it will take care of you in an incident like this. I don't know what to think with the police issue. You fled the scene of the accident, even though you did it with the right intentions. They can't investigate the accident scene, so this might not sit well with the insurance company.

As Jape said, "ups and downs", and you have obviously done the right thing during this major downer.

We're here for you man.

Cheers!
ChinaV