Teenage girl dies after e-scooter she was riding collides with van in Newham, east London

The Metropolitan Police were called to a report of a crash on Green Street about 1.35pm on Monday.<br />#Teenagegirl #escooterriding #collidesNewham<br />A young girl's electric scooter collided with a van in Newham, east London.<br /><br />The Metropolitan Police were called to a report of a crash on Green Street about 1.35pm on Monday.<br /><br />Paramedics attempted to treat the girl, who police believed was only 14 years old, but confirmed she was injured.<br /><br />The Met is investigating the incident and the van driver is with police, but he has not been arrested.<br /><br />Police are asking for witnesses or information to call emergency 101.<br /><br /><br /><br />E-scooter accidents in London increased by almost 2,800% in the first half of 2021 compared to the whole of 2018<br /><br />Official figures released in January showed a nearly 2,800% increase in e-scooter accidents in London in the first half of 2021 compared to the whole of 2018.<br /><br />There were 258 collisions in the capital in the first six months of last year, according to the Metropolitan Police.<br /><br />Throughout 2018, there were only nine. The number rose to 38 the following year, and then to 266 in 2020.<br /><br />Privately owned e-scooters are common on the streets and sidewalks of UK cities, although they can only be used legally on private land.<br /><br />Some 3,637 scooters were confiscated by the Metropolitan Police between January and November 2021, and any owner wishing to retrieve them will have to pay £150 and a £10 a day storage fee.<br /><br />In June last year, London launched an electric scooter rental scheme with dozens of UK cities as part of a government trial that began in July 2020.