Eight-year-old girl hospitalised after e-scooter collision
An eight-year-old girl has been left with serious injuries after being run over by a man on an e-scooter.
Lilli Ritzka was walking along a footpath in North Coogee in Perth’s west on Sunday when she was hit by a rider doing 40km/h.
She was flung almost 10m in the air leaving her with serious injuries to her forehead, cheek, nose and bottom lip.
"The e-scooter was riding in the middle so he just crashed into me," little Lilli told Nine News.
Her father Volker rushed her to hospital where she spent two nights there in fear of permanent scarring.
“It was a strong impact, a big, big scooter, a really heavy vehicle,” he told The Australian.
“It could have been much worse easily.”
Volker said the rider apologised but then rode off despite his best attempts at getting him to stay.
A man in his 20s was later arrested but was released without charge.
St John executive director ambulance operations Deon Brink said many riders are not adhering to the speed limit and almost all injuries involving e-scooters are serious.
“Wear a helmet, abide by speed limits, ride responsibly and preferably not late at night or in the early hours of the morning,” he said.
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