E-scooter rider hospitalised with "serious head injury"

Monday 24 June 2024

A 26-year-old electric scooter rider has been hospitalised with a "serious head injury" following a collision with a car last night.

The incident took place at around 19:35 on Sunday 24 June on Belvedere Hill, near the junction with Bagot Road.

In a appeal for information, police said: "The rider of the scooter, who is 26-years-old, is currently receiving treatment in the General Hospital having sustained a serious head injury.

"The driver of the car is uninjured."

In a separate incident, a 12-year-old boy was flown to Southampton Hospital on Saturday after sustaining a "significant head injury" in a collision which also involved an electric scooter.

The boy is in a stable condition, according to police.

Officers would like to speak with any witnesses, or anyone with dash cam footage of either collision.

Anyone who has any information is asked to contact police on 612612, or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at Crimestoppers-uk.org.