A person driving an e-scooter was struck by a transport truck in Brampton on Friday night, sending him to the hospital in life-threatening situation.
Peel Regional Police stated they acquired a number of studies of a pedestrian being hit within the space of Dixie Highway and Queen Road, shortly after 6:30 p.m.
“What we now know is that pedestrian was driving an e-scooter of kinds, and (…) that they have been struck by the transport truck throughout a turning movement,” Const. Tyler Bell-Morena instructed CP24.
Officers stated the truck driver remained on the scene.
Your complete intersection is at present closed in all instructions, and Bell-Morena says they anticipate the roads will stay closed for the subsequent two to 3 hours.
Because the day hours flip darker earlier the nearer we get to winter, Bell-Morena cautions anybody driving an e-scooter to put on one thing seen to the motorist.
“Visibility is vital, particularly whenever you’re on an e-bike,” Bell-Morena stated. “It is on motorists as effectively to be extra and alert and be seen, particularly transport drivers.”
