Electric scooter crash: Boy fighting for life after second London accident in days

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A teenage boy is fighting for his life after a second electric scooter crash in two days in London. It came only a day after YouTube star and TV presenter Emily Hartridge, 35, died after being struck by a lorry while riding an electric scooter. Nick Lloyd, head of road safety at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said although Ms Hartridge’s death is the first involving an electric scooter rider in the UK, there have been a number of fatalities in other countries. The use of electric scooters is increasing, including on the roads and pavements where they are currently illegal, and so we would urge the government to take a look at current legislation to ensure it is fit for purpose to maximise the safety of road users, as you would expect it to with any change in transport technology.” A DfT spokeswoman said: “Safety is at the heart of all our road laws and it is important that retailers continue to remind people at the point of sale that it is illegal to ride e-scooters on public roads.” Ms Hartridge had nearly 350,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel and presented Oh Shit, I’m 30!