‘Stupid’: Queensland man’s horrific e-scooter crash at busy intersection
The Sunshine State has recorded yet another e-scooter related injury.
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A Queensland man’s sunny day out quickly turned south after being launched from his e-scooter at a busy intersection.
In footage captured by a nearby hotel, the man – dressed in a red T-shirt, black shorts, a multi-coloured cap and wearing a black backpack – is seen cruising down Musgrave Street in Berserker just after 1.30pm on July 7.
Directing the e-scooter with one hand, with his phone in the other, the front wheel is seen clipping a small dip as the rider crosses the intersection at Edington St.
He is sent flying over the front of the handlebars before landing heavily on his left arm.
Curling into the foetal position, the man is seen screaming and writhing in pain on the road as a passer-by runs over to help.
Many social media users were unimpressed with the crash, labelling the rider
“stupid” for using his phone while operating the scooter.
“And that my friends is why you wear a helmet”, one wrote.
“I feel for him but it was totally avoidable, don’t use your phone while riding,” a second said.
A third added: “These particular hire scooters are NOT permitted to be ridden on roads, he’s also riding against traffic, and using his phone.
“A self inflicted accident on a scooter that is speed limited to 25 km/h.”
“Riding a scooter in the middle of the road while using the mobile phone … God was just giving him a warning,” another joked.
The passer-by, labelled a “champ” and a “legend”, was commended for coming to the rider’s aid so quickly.
It comes only a month after a teenager was killed after falling from his electric scooter in Mareeba, about 60km west of Cairns, in June.
He suffered critical head injuries and died at the scene.
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