Serious e-scooter accident: 12-year-old thrown against windshield

Serious e-scooter accident: 12-year-old thrown against windshield

On June 8, 2025, the municipal area of ​​Eberstalzell, Wels-Land, occurred between a 12-year-old e-scooter driver and a 19-year-old car driver. The young driver turned from a house entrance to Spieldorferstrasse when there was a frontal collision with the 19-year-old vehicle. According to [5min.at] (https://www.5min.at/5202506081732/12-jaehriger-schwer-junge- against Windschutzscheibert/), the boy was thrown against the windshield by the force of the impact and then landed on the roadside.

The 12-year-old suffered serious injuries in the accident and had to be flown to the UKH Linz with an emergency medicine helicopter. The parents of the boy as well as the driver and his passenger suffered a shock and were looked after by the Red Cross.

dangers in road traffic

e-scooter have developed into an integral part of road traffic in recent years, especially among young people. An increase in accidents with personal damage cannot be overlooked. In 2023, the police registered a total of 9,425 e-scooter accidents in Germany, which corresponds to an increase of 14.1 % compared to 2022, as VGV GmbH. Particular attention is paid to the fact that 41.6 % of the ancient e-scooter drivers are younger than 25 years old.

The most common causes of accidents are incorrect use of roads and journeys under the influence of alcohol, whereby 66.3 % of the accidents are caused by the behavior of the travelers. It is particularly alarming that e-scooter accidents already make 3.2 % of the 291,890 accidents with personal injury.

statistical insights

according to Destatis The number of fatalities at e-scooter accidents in 2023. Around 60 % of these accidents occurred in cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. It is also striking that 83.0 % of the victims were traveling with the e-scooter themselves. The statistics show that the alternative and the unfair practices lead to an increased danger in the traffic area when parking e-scooters.