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A BMW driver who fatally struck a 30-year-old woman on an e-scooter on a Gold Coast road may have been speeding at the time. The 38-year-old man was driving along the Esplanade in Surfers Paradise when he and the woman crashed near Trickett St about 3.30pm on Thursday.
Woman killed in e-scooter crash with car. She was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital but succumbed to her injuries. The driver was also taken to hospital for unspecified reasons. Witnesses said the woman appeared to have been crossing the road when she was struck. One witness said the impact caused her to “somersault” while airborne.
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