A Perth household is mourning the lack of a father-of-four who was killed in a freak e-scooter crash in Thornlie.
Kim Rowe was travelling dwelling on his e-scooter after his night time shift — a visit he made virtually each night time — when he collided with a bicycle owner on a blind bend on the nook of Nicholson and Yale roads.
Paramedics arrived on the scene about 2.30am in the present day and took the 46-year-old to Fiona Stanley Hospital.
Mr Rowe had been carrying a helmet however the impression was so extreme he succumbed to his essential accidents in hospital.
The 52-year-old bicycle owner acquired minor accidents and was handled on the scene.
Mr Rowe's fiancee informed 9News he was a fantastic father who liked his children greater than life.
"He was and at all times will probably be liked," Tara McNally mentioned.
His loss of life is not the one e-scooter tragedy in Western Australia this yr; a 13-year-old boy was killed in February throughout a joyride.
"Sadly, tragedy is commonly not very far-off. In truth, it may be simply across the subsequent nook," Australian Highway Security Basis CEO Russell White mentioned.
Each deaths got here simply months after the state launched new highway guidelines for electric-powered units comparable to e-scooters.
Below the laws, solely riders over the age of 16 can journey at night time. They should be carrying a helmet and stay underneath 10km/h on footpaths.
However there may be now a push to tighten the laws.
"You can not implement such coverage with fanfare with out guaranteeing there are necessary security measures put in place," WA Liberal Social gathering deputy chief Libby Mettam mentioned.