‘Serious injuries’: 67 per cent rise in children hurt by e-scooters in just one year
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-03-05 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: National / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Transport, Australia, Economy & Finance, Business & Economy
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Children aged 10 to 14 made up half of the almost 500 kids treated in Victorian hospitals with electric scooter injuries last financial year, despite under-16s being excluded from highly publicised e-scooter trials and, more recently, banned from the mode of transport altogether.
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