Woman suffers serious spinal injury in Bournemouth e-scooter hit-and-run crash
A woman sustained serious injuries to her spine during a crash involving an e-scooter while she was out walking in Bournemouth town centre[1]. Dorset Police said the incident happened at around 9.10pm on October 30 in the Old Christchurch Road area. The woman, aged in her 20s, was walking near Beale Place when a man riding an e-scooter collided with her.
The rider did not stop at the scene following the crash[2] and is being sought by police. The victim was rushed to hospital with spinal injuries, which has required ongoing medical treatment. Police[3] have issued a witness appeal including a CCTV image, which can be seen at the top of this article, of a man officers would like to identify as part of their investigation.
Police Constable Sam Burlton, of Bournemouth police, said: “We have been carrying out enquiries into this collision and have obtained a CCTV image of a man we are looking to identify as part of our investigation.
I would urge anyone with information regarding this man’s identity to please contact us.”
Anyone with information has been asked to contact the force via this website[6] or by calling 101 and quoting occurrence number 55230173421.
People can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555111 or visiting the charity’s website here[7].
References
- ^ Bournemouth town centre (www.dorset.live)
- ^ did not stop at the scene following the crash (www.dorset.live)
- ^ Police (www.dorset.live)
- ^ Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with car (www.dorset.live)
- ^ Elderly man suffers potentially life-threatening injuries in crash (www.dorset.live)
- ^ this website (www.dorset.police.uk)
- ^ here (crimestoppers-uk.org)