Midlands E-Scooter Incidents Spark Calls For Stronger Regulations With Vehicles

Two people have been injured in incidents involving e-scooters since yesterday, while another has died.

There are calls for stronger regulations around e-scooters following two crashes involving the vehicles in the midlands in a 24-hour span.

A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with "serious injuries" following a collision in Mullingar yesterday, while a 16-year-old also required treatment of non-life-threating injuries after an incident in Portlaoise this morning.

A man in his 50s, who was riding an e-scooter, died when his vehicle collided with a van in Sligo last night.

Orthopedic Surgeon at Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore, Eoin Sheehan, says they're "problematic:"

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