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Serious accident in Königswiesen: Ten-year-old e-scooter driver injured!
E-scooter accident in Königswiesen: Ten-year-old seriously injured after a collision with quad. Rescue helicopter in action.
Serious accident in Königswiesen: Ten-year-old e-scooter driver injured!
On April 5, 2025, there was a serious accident in Königswiesen, Upper Austria, in which a ten-year-old e-scooter driver was involved. The incident occurred in a confusing curve around 2:45 p.m. and included a frontal collision between the e-scooter and a quad, which was directed by a 50-year-old driver from the Freistadt district. The boy was seriously injured in the collision and had to be flown to the Kepler University Hospital with a rescue helicopter, as the State Police Directorate in Upper Austria reports that ... 5min.at .
The increasing number of e-scooter accidents has been concerned about concerns for some time. In the state of Bremen, for example, a total of 104 e-scooter accidents with injuries were counted in 2022. These accidents led to ten serious injuries, of which six E-scooter drivers were affected. About 82 out of 107 slightly injured were also users of such vehicles. In addition, seven incidents with serious property damage were registered, such as ButUnunbinnen.de reported.
statistical developments
Nationwide, the number of e-scooter accidents rose to shocking 8,260 in 2022, which corresponds to an increase of 49 percent compared to the previous year. It is particularly alarming that eleven people lost their lives this year with such accidents. This is in contrast to the five deaths in the previous year. In Lower Saxony alone there were 843 e-scooter accidents last year, with the wrong use of the road and alcohol as causes. Class = "Source_3"> Destatis.de .The frequency and severity of e-scooter accidents illustrate the need for more security measures and a better awareness of the risk factors in road traffic, both for e-scooter users and for other road users. In view of these developments, it remains to be seen which measures are taken to increase security and reduce the number of accidents.