Two collisions involving e-scooters have occurred in Ottawa in the past three days, the Ottawa Police Service said on June 16.
On June 14, a 55-year-old man died from injuries he received when the scooter he was riding collided with an SUV at the intersection of Carling and Fairlawn Avenue, across from the Carlingwood Shopping Centre in Nepean, after 8 p.m., police said.
On June 16 at about 9:30 a.m., an e-scooter and a commercial refrigerated cube van collided at the intersection of Greenbank Road and Strandherd Drive in Barrhaven. A man in his twenties who had been riding the e-scooter was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition.
Both investigations were ongoing as of June 16 and police were seeking witnesses or anyone with dashcam video of either area around the time of the collisions. Anyone with information can contact the Ottawa Police Service Fatal Collision Investigation Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 2345.
