E-scooter rider hospitalised with serious injuries following van collision in Portsmouth
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Police blocked Kingston Crescent for a period of time while emergency services worked at the scene
An e-scooter rider has been seriously injured after a van collision in Portsmouth.
The individual was rushed to hospital after the incident in Gamble Road, North End, this morning (September 22). Officers partially blocked Kingston Crescent so paramedics could treat the rider at the scene.
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Footage shows two police vehicles with flashing lights parked next to a blue van. Members of the public were being questioned at the side of the road. The injured rider was wrapped in a medical foil blanket.
A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson said the force is appealing for eye-witnesses who saw what happened to come forward. They added: “Police were called at 8.35am this morning following a collision involving a van and an e-scooter on Gamble Road.
“The rider of the e-scooter has suffered serious injuries and has been taken to hospital for treatment. Witnesses and anyone with information is advised to contact us online, or by calling 101 quoting the reference number 44260463414.”
Traffic building up on Kingston Crescent cleared roughly an hour later.