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Man critical after South Brisbane e-scooter crash

A man is fighting for life, with head and facial injuries, after an e-scooter crash in Brisbane’s South on Wednesday night.

The man was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a life-threatening condition. Picture: iStock/bortnikau
The man was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a life-threatening condition. Picture: iStock/bortnikau

A man is fighting for life after an e-scooter crash in Brisbane’s South on Wednesday night.

Emergency crews rushed to the Southeast Busway in South Brisbane at 11:54pm following reports of an e-scooter crash.

Paramedics, including the High Acuity Response Unit, attended the scene and treated one man involved.

The man was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a life-threatening condition with head and facial injuries.

It comes as a surge in deaths and serious injuries from the use of e-scooters has triggered a landmark parliamentary inquiry into the industry.

Originally published as Man critical after South Brisbane e-scooter crash

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