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SINGAPORE – A 30-year-old man died in hospital on Tuesday morning (Sept 24) after he fell off his e-scooter in Tanah Merah Coast Road.
Preliminary investigations suggest that he lost control of his e-scooter, police said on Friday.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it responded to a call for assistance at 3.45am on Tuesday, and that a man was taken to Changi General Hospital.
The man was pronounced dead at the hospital at 6.20am, which was when the police were alerted.
The man had serious spine injuries and had many fractures after he fell off his personal mobility device (PMD), his former colleague told Chinese-language newspaper Shin Min Daily News.
There were 228 reported accidents involving PMDs on public paths in 2017 and 2018, with 196 of them resulting in injuries.
Of these, there was one death – a PMD rider who skidded and died from his injuries.
There were 32 cases which involved major injuries, such as concussions or fractures.
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