Young boy’s fight for life with horror head injuries from e-scooter crash in Bundaberg just days after teenage girl died in collision in Perth

A young boy is fighting for his life after suffering head injuries when he crashed his e-scooter into a car, just days after a teenage girl was killed in a similar collision.

Paramedics arrived at an intersection on Wednesday where a 13-year-old boy on an e-scooter and a white Suzuki collided in the Bundaberg suburb of Norville, Queensland.

It is understood the teenage boy was not wearing a helmet and was flown to Queensland Children’s Hospital with “horrendous head injuries”.

The teenager remains in critical condition.

Senior Constable Edwin Gompelman told the story 7 News the teen was riding the e-scooter with his friend, but had “drove into the path of (an) oncoming vehicle.”

It is believed the driver of the Suzuki was not speeding at the time of the accident and no investigation into any wrongdoing is underway.

The latest accident follows the tragic death of a 13-year-old girl who was killed when the e-scooter she was riding collided with a car in Perth’s northern suburbs.

CCTV footage showed the crash on March 28 at around 2pm on the main highway of Wanneroo Road in Wanneroo, when the girl was crossing the road as a 4WD approached.

The teenager was taken to Perth Children’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. The driver of the 4WD was not injured.

A 13-year-old girl (pictured) died in an accident involving her e-scooter and a car in Perth’s northern suburbs last week

The horrific collision in Bundaberg, which left the teenager with life-changing injuries, has prompted Chief Inspector Grant Marcus to warn people about the dangers of e-scooters.

“This is an opportunity to remind our community members, to remind our parents, to remind young children that even though these e-scooters are fun to play with, they are not toys on the road ‘, he says. said.

Queensland Ambulance Service supervisor Martin Kelly believes the 13-year-old may have contributed to his life-threatening injuries because he was not wearing a helmet.

“It’s not cool to have a serious head injury,” he said. “These are life-long consequences from just a few minutes.”

Mr Kelly said wearing a helmet could mean the difference between a person suffering a head injury or not.

Daily Mail Australia reported on Thursday that the Queensland government is banning children aged 12 to 16 from riding e-scooters without adult supervision.

Queensland State Government website also states that electric scooters may only be used on streets with a speed limit of less than 50 km/h, without a dividing line.

If a person violates traffic rules while riding a personal mobility device, he can receive the same fines as motorists, but he will not receive demerit points.

The rules for e-scooters are clearly set out on the Government of Western Australia website

In Western Australia, no one under the age of 16 is allowed to ride an e-scooter.

Similar to Queensland law, people are also not allowed to drive on roads with a speed limit of more than 50 km/h and a dividing line.

In Western Australia, wearing a helmet is mandatory at all times.

NSW is currently testing e-scooters in specific locations, but it is currently illegal to ride a personal e-scooter on any other road or road-related area, such as a footpath, shared paths and cycle paths.

They can otherwise only be used on private property and users can face fines of several thousand dollars if caught by police.

Victoria currently has trial rulesmeaning it is illegal to ride e-scooters on footpaths, people must be aged 16 or over, only ride on roads with a speed limit of 60km/h or less and on cycle or shared paths.

Helmets must be worn.

South Australia is also still testing e-scooters in specific areas and riders should be too 18 years and older and wear a helmet.

Electric scooters in Tasmania are approved for footpaths, shared paths and cycle paths.

Riders must be 16 years or older and wear a helmet.