Overview

• A teenager died after falling from an e-scooter in Mareeba on Tuesday night, with police confirming no other vehicles were involved.
• Queensland Police’s forensic crash unit is leading the investigation into the incident.
• This fatal crash follows a recent suspension of e-scooter hire services in Perth and the City of Vincent after a pedestrian death.
• A Queensland doctors’ report analysing 176 child e-scooter injury cases found that falls account for 78% of incidents and helmet noncompliance featured in 42%.
• The research also revealed that 11% of injuries were life-threatening and 71% of victims were boys, prompting calls for stricter safety regulations.