E-Scooter Crashes Injuring Children Surge in England
The number of children injured in e-scooter crashes in England has surged, with some victims as young as nine years old. This increase highlights growing safety concerns surrounding e-scooter use among minors.
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Children as young as nine hurt in growing number of e-scooter crashes
Three trauma centres - Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield - say they have treated nearly 500 casualties under the age of 16.
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Calls for speed limiters or mandated helmet use after research into injuries at three paediatric trauma centres The number of children involved in crashes on e-scooters has soared in recent years, with some as young as nine involved in collisions, research has found. Researchers carried out a review of injuries among the under-16s at three specialist paediatric trauma centres – Alder Hey in Liverpool, and Sheffield and Royal Manchester children’s hospitals – between January 2019 and December...
By Hannah Al-Othman North of England Correspondent
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