POLICE have launched an investigation after a 14-year-old girl died after she was involved in an accident with a van as she rode an e-scooter.
Emergency crews were called to the scene of the crash at 1.55pm today following reports of a van in collision with an e-scooter in Green Street, East Ham in East London.
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The girl, who had been riding the e-scooter was treated at the scene by paramedics but died from her injuries.
Her family have been told.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said the van driver was with police but had not been arrested.
The road was closed as accident investigation officers carried out a detailed search of the accident site.
Enquiries are continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD3212/21Mar.
Nine e-scooter riders died in crashes last year, a report found in December.
There were at least 300 casualties involving the gadgets — with most due to falls or hitting stationary objects, rather than collisions with moving vehicles.
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The report by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety charity comes after 50 councils launched e-scooter rental trials in 2020.
Hospitals in Bristol treated 90 patients with e-scooter related injuries over May and June alone. One in five had head injuries.
At the Royal London Hospital, eight were treated for major head injuries from January to August.
Consultant Caroline Leech said: “Improving e-scooter safety is a priority to reduce the number and severity of injuries.”
The report was compiled with data from the Department of Transport, hospital audits and media reports.
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