An e-scooter rider hit a 43-year-old woman and her one-year-old child yesterday afternoon in Limassol, seriously injuring the toddler.
At around 3.20 pm on Monday, 8 December, the woman carried her child, aged one year and four months, across a pedestrian crossing on the cycle path along 28th October Street. An e-scooter travelling on the same cycle path struck them under circumstances police are still investigating.
Toddler suffers serious head injury
The impact threw the mother and child to the ground. The toddler sustained a serious head injury. Paramedics first took the child to a private clinic in Limassol, then transferred the infant to Makarios III Hospital in Strovolos, Nicosia. Doctors describe the child’s condition as serious but stable.
Rider flees after collision
The e-scooter rider left the scene immediately. Police are working to identify and locate the individual.
Anyone who can help identify the rider or shed light on the incident should contact Limassol Traffic Police on 25-805252, the Citizens’ Line on 1460, or the nearest police station.
Limassol Traffic Police continue their investigations.
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