An e-scooter rider is in a vital situation in a Gold Coast hospital after allegedly working a crimson gentle into oncoming visitors and being hit by a automobile.
Police mentioned the rider of the e-scooter was travelling on the flawed aspect of a Burleigh Waters street and not using a helmet when he was T-boned by one other car.
The crash occurred at a busy intersection on Reedy Creek Highway about 7.30pm on Tuesday.
The rider, a 34-year-old man from Currumbin, was rushed to hospital in a vital situation.
"The individual was discovered to be in a vital situation, sustaining vital head accidents and different inside accidents," Adam Flory from Queensland Ambulance Service mentioned.
An off-duty nurse carried out CPR till paramedics arrived.
Lanes of visitors had been closed as forensic investigators surveyed the scene and retrieved the rider's backpack and headphones.
The driving force of the opposite car, a 23-year-old girl from Robina, was not damage within the collision.
Well being authorities are urging e-scooter riders to drive safely on Queensland paths and roads, as an growing variety of individuals current to emergency departments as a result of accidents.
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"Put a helmet on. You'd be fairly shocked at how a lot they may save your life," Mr Flory mentioned.