Man dies after losing control of e-scooter in Brisbane

A man has tragically died after he lost control of his e-scooter on a Brisbane street overnight.

A man has died after he lost control of his e-scooter in Brisbane’s east overnight.

Police say the 37-year-old Mansfield man was riding along Stanmere St, Carindale about 12.30am when the incident occurred.

It is understood he suffered significant head injuries and died at the scene.

Police are asking for anyone with information, or dashcam footage of the incident to come forward.

The forensic crash unit is investigating, and are also appealing for Stanmere St residents to check their CCTV for any vision that may assist officers.

A man has died after losing control of an e-scooter in a Carindale street.

Queensland Ambulance Clinical Director Lachlan Parker extended his condolences to the man’s family.

He said two bystanders found the man lying at the side of the road shortly after midnight and immediately commenced CPR after calling for an ambulance, but it was too late to save the man.

“The ambulance arrived shortly (after the bystanders found the patient) and continued resuscitation efforts which included establishing an airway and administering drugs and intravenous fluids, but unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the bystanders and paramedics, the patient was declared life-extinct shortly after.

“He was found in a position, and with injuries consistent with, significant trauma and next to the scooter.

“Those injuries appear to be isolated to the head.”

Mr Parker said the incident was a timely reminder for safety while riding e-scooters.

“They are very fast and in the wrong environment, when they’re not used correctly, they can literally be a weapon, so what we ask is that scooter riders are wearing their protective equipment.

“That involves helmets at a minimum but also ideally elbow and knee pads.”

“We’re asking people to slow down and be responsible, because if you come off the scooter, or you strike a pedestrian, you could have life-threatening injuries to yourself, which can be fatal, and these injuries can require significant rehab.”

Mr Parker said ambulance crews had seen an increase in the number of e-scooter injuries in recent months, which he attributed to the growth of both short term hire companies and purchases of private devices.

“Unfortunately, a number of these e-scooters that are purchased do move very quickly and there is no regulation for licensing of these scooters, and sometimes people don’t ride to conditions, which causes injuries that can be fatal.”

He said the most common injuries sustained by e-scooter riders were facial wounds and broken bones, and added that people who come across an e-scooter crash should aim to stop any significant bleeding and establish an airway as soon as possible.

“If you ring triple 0, Ambulance dispatch will talk you through what steps you should take and how to assist the patient,” Mr Parker said.

Nearby residents said they were shocked to wake in the middle of the night to find their street full of ambulance and police units.

“We didn’t hear anything and when we woke up at maybe 12.45 and saw all the red and blue lights, that was scary because you really just don’t know what happened,” one man said.

“It certainly seemed pretty serious, there would have been three or four ambulances here plus police, so we were really a bit shocked.”

Another neighbour said her son drove past the incident shortly after paramedics arrived, and described the scene as “pretty bad.”

“He was coming home and drove past, he obviously didn’t want to stop and look, or get in anyone’s way, but we didn’t really know what had happened until this morning,” his mother said.

The scene of the crash is at a bend in Stanmere St, just past Almavale St, and at the top of a hill.