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A 30-year-old man has been killed after being hit by a motorbike while riding his e-scooter on a French motorway.
It is the third death linked to the increasingly popular mode of transport in the Paris region in four months, and has sparked further safety concerns and renewed calls for their regulation.
The accident happened around midnight on Friday on the A86 at Vélizy-Villacoublay, 10km from Versailles to the south-west of central Paris.
The scooter rider was not wearing a helmet and was reportedly travelling in the fast lane when the motorbike hit him from behind. Initial police reports said it was not clear if the scooter had lights.
The motorcyclist suffered multiple injuries and is in a serious condition in hospital. Police found his bike 400 metres from the point of the collision.
Using e-scooters on motorways is banned in France.
Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:
https://www.scoop.it/t/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=CARS
https://www.scoop.it/t/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=Mobilit%C3%A9
https://www.scoop.it/topic/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=eBike
https://www.scoop.it/topic/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=Cyclisme
https://www.scoop.it/topic/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=eScooters
https://www.scoop.it/topic/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?&tag=Mobility
A 30-year-old man has been killed after being hit by a motorbike while riding his e-scooter on a French motorway.
It is the third death linked to the increasingly popular mode of transport in the Paris region in four months, and has sparked further safety concerns and renewed calls for their regulation.
The accident happened around midnight on Friday on the A86 at Vélizy-Villacoublay, 10km from Versailles to the south-west of central Paris.
The scooter rider was not wearing a helmet and was reportedly travelling in the fast lane when the motorbike hit him from behind. Initial police reports said it was not clear if the scooter had lights.
The motorcyclist suffered multiple injuries and is in a serious condition in hospital. Police found his bike 400 metres from the point of the collision.
Using e-scooters on motorways is banned in France.
Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:
https://www.scoop.it/t/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=CARS
https://www.scoop.it/t/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=Mobilit%C3%A9
https://www.scoop.it/topic/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=eBike
https://www.scoop.it/topic/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=Cyclisme
https://www.scoop.it/topic/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=eScooters
https://www.scoop.it/topic/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?&tag=Mobility