The friend of a 51-year-old father who died after being hit by a British backpacker riding an e-scooter in Australia has called for a ban on the vehicles.
Alicia Kemp, 24, was arrested and charged for allegedly riding the hired e-scooter on a footpath and knocking down engineer Thanh Phan on May 31, who died of brain injuries two days later.
In response, the city of Perth on Thursday suspended the hiring of e-scooters indefinitely as the head of trauma services at Royal Perth Hospital separately laid bare the extent of e-scooter-related injuries.
Mr Phan's family friend Lee Carroll said that ban should be made permanent.
'E-scooters for hire are motorised vehicles that require no licence to operate and are often stationed outside bars and clubs, inviting use by people who may be intoxicated,' he told ABC News.
