Ten people, all of whom were e-scooter riders, were killed in collisions compared with six in 2024 Nearly 500 people were seriously injured in collisions involving e-scooters in Great Britain last year, government statistics have shown. The Department for Transport (DfT) said there had been an estimated 1,484 casualties in crashes involving electric scooters, compared with 1,390 in 2024. It said: “Our best estimate, after adjusting for changes in reporting by police, is that there were 485 seriously injured and 989 slightly injured in collisions involving e-scooters. This compares to 428 and 956 respectively in 2024.” The statistics also showed that 10 people, all of whom were e-scooter riders, were killed in collisions compared with six in 2024. The DfT said provisional figures for all types of road casualties in 2025 indicated a “broad continuation of recent trends”, with both the overall number of casualties and fatalities declining over the past decade. There were an estimated 1,556 fatalities in reported road collisions in Great Britain in 2025, representing a decline of 3% compared with 2024. Last year, 29,911 people were seriously injured or killed, representing an increase
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Ten people, all of whom were e-scooter riders, were killed in collisions compared with six in 2024 Nearly 500 people were seriously injured in collisions involving e-scooters in Great Britain last year, government statistics have shown.…
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Ten people, all of whom were e-scooter riders, were killed in collisions compared with six in 2024 Nearly 500 people were seriously injured in collisions involving e-scooters in Great Britain last year, government…
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