Teenage girl killed after e-scooter collision in east London

The rider of the e-scooter, a girl believed to be aged 14, was treated at the scene but died from her injuries.
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A schoolgirl has died after an e-scooter was involved in a collision with a van.

Emergency services were called just after 1.30pm today (Monday, March 21) to a road traffic collision on Green Street, Newham, east London.

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The rider of the e-scooter, a girl believed to be 14 years old, was treated at the scene but died from her injuries.

Her next-of-kin have been informed and an investigation is underway.

The driver of the van is with police and has not been arrested.

A Met Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at approximately 1.35pm on Monday, March 21, to reports of a van in collision with an e-scooter in Green Street, E13.

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“The rider of the e-scooter, a girl believed aged 14, was treated at the scene but died from her injuries.

“Road closures remain in place. Enquiries into the circumstances continue.”

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 1.36pm today to reports of a road traffic collision in Green Street, Newham.

“We sent an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) to the scene.

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“We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. The first paramedic arrived at the scene in less than five minutes.

“We treated a teenager at the scene and took them to hospital as a priority.”

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD3212/21Mar.