In 2022 so far, a total of 129 riders have been admitted to hospital from an e-scooter crash, with 16 treated for major injuries. 9News
said the man in his 50s was travelling west on the footpath on Collins Street, Docklands, when he fell just after 3.30am on Sunday.A man in hospital following a serious e-scooter crash in Melbourne.
Police said the exact circumstances of the fall were unknown and an investigation was ongoing.The Royal Melbourne Hospital said e-scooter crash admissions rose from 29 in 2020 to 76 in 2021.READ MORE:E-Scooter trial operator, Neuron, claims Melbourne's is one of the safest programs it has run.Continue reading
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