Sarah SlaterThe number of deaths on the nation’s roads involving e-scooters more than doubled in the space of three years. Choral music facilitator Mary Amond O’Brien was struck by an e-scooter last week on a footpath in Carlow town. Ms Almond O’Brien suffered extensive facial injuries and bleeding, which included her lip, her hands were cut and grazed and her front tooth severely damaged. The incident which occurred at approximately 5pm last Wednesday, has spurred Ms Amond O’Brien to speak out about the urgent need for e-scooter legislation. “I am very thankful; it could have been an awful lot worse, but at the same time, it shouldn’t have happened at all,” noted Ms Amond O’Brien.

Source: The Herald October 30, 2023 15:08 UTC