Youth seriously hurt, ‘was not wearing a helmet’ in Kitchener e-scooter crash: WRPS

Investigations are ongoing into a serious crash involving a 15-year-old on an e-scooter, with officers saying the youth wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.

Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) said it happened Tuesday, Nov. 3, at around 4:25 p.m., when emergency services were called about a reported crash at the corner of Fairway Road North and Lackner Boulevard.

Emergency services arrived at the scene to find that a Ford vehicle and an e-scooter had collided at the intersection.

While the driver of the Ford wasn’t hurt in the incident, the youth on the e-scooter was seriously hurt as a result of the crash.

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“The e-scooter rider, a 15-year-old youth, was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision,” said WRPS in a release.

“The youth was transported to a local hospital for treatment with serious injuries.”

The severity of the incident led to the intersection being closed for several hours as the investigation began, but was reopened later in the evening.

At this time, no details have been released regarding any possible charges being laid in relation to the incident.

The investigation remains ongoing, with WRPS asking that anyone who saw the crash or has dashcam footage of it reach out at 519-570-9777, extension 8856.