Twelve-Year-Old in Intensive Care After E-Scooter Accident in Upper Austria

Just under a week after the fatal e-scooter accident in Upper Austria, a twelve-year-old boy was seriously injured in Attnang-Puchheim (Vöcklabruck district) on Monday evening with an electric scooter, reported the ORF Upper Austria. The boy fell and hit his head, he apparently was not wearing a helmet. He was flown to the Kepler University Clinic by emergency medical helicopter. "The boy is in the pediatric intensive care unit, his condition is stable," said a spokeswoman on Tuesday.

Exact circumstances of e-scooter accident initially unknown

The accident occurred around 6:00 PM, the exact circumstances were initially unknown, the police had not yet received a report by Tuesday noon. Just last Tuesday, two 14-year-old girls were seriously injured in Schlierbach (Kirchdorf an der Krems district) with an e-scooter. As they drove out of a railway underpass, they collided with a car. One of the girls later died in the hospital, the other sustained life-threatening injuries.

(APA/Red)

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