Teenager dead in fatal e-scooter collision on residential street

A teenager has died after colliding with a ute while riding an e-scooter on a residential street.

A teenager has died in a horror crash between an e-scooter and a ute on a suburban street in Victoria’s west.

Emergency services were called to Lyons St in Terang abut 6.40pm Tuesday after reports a Ford utlity vehicle and an e-scooter had collided.

The driver of the e-scooter, a teenager, was airlifted to hospital and later died.

A teenager has died in a fatal e-scooter crash in regional Victoria. Picture: Google Maps

“The male driver of the Ford utility was not injured and stopped at the scene,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

Police are yet to identify the teenager, but Terang residents have already penned tributes to the e-scooter rider.

“A beautiful kind hearted soul taken (too) early,” a person wrote online.

The fatal crash comes days after 12-year-old Summah Richards was killed while riding an e-scooter abnout 3pm Saturday on Vaux St in Laidley, regional Queensland, after colliding with a Holden Barina.

It is legal to ride an e-scooter in Victoria, but riders must be at least 16 years old, wear a helmet and ride on the shared footpath.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or has dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Originally published as Teenager dead in fatal e-scooter collision on residential street