Baden-Württemberg: 84-year-old gets hit by young e-scooter driver and dies

In the parking lot of a shopping centre in the district of Karlsruhe a senior woman is captured by an e-scooter, falls and dies shortly afterwards. Responsible is supposed to be a 15-year-old. She is now being investigated.

The accidents with e-scooters are increasing in recent years. In southern Germany, an 84-year-old pedestrian is now killed. The trigger is probably a teenager.

Freiburger Verkehrs AG emphasizes that trams belong to the safest means of transportOn average, well over 400 times a year, trams in Baden-Württemberg are involved in major accidents. According to statistics from the Ministry of the Interior, people are injured, very rarely killed. Freiburger Verkehrs AG nevertheless stresses that trams belong to the safest means of transport. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 241 were injured during th…

A 15-year-old is said to have hit an 84-year-old with her e-scooter in Graben-Neudorf. The senior died of her injuries.

In the parking lot of a shopping centre in the district of Karlsruhe, a senior woman is captured by an e-scooter and falls. Responsible is a 15-year-old. The 84-year-old dies a day later.

The number of accidents with e-scooters in Emsland is rising and rising. Last year even a man with the electric scooter was fatally injured.