Woman hit by bus, killed while riding e-scooter in Vancouver
Neither the victim, nor the man riding with her on the scooter, were wearing helmets.
By J.J. Adams
A crash between an electric scooter and a bus has left a woman dead after an early morning accident in downtown Vancouver on Saturday.
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Around 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning, a man and a woman both riding on an e-scooter were travelling northbound on Seymour Street when they entered the intersection at West Pender and collided with a transit bus heading west on Pender.
Neither rider was wearing helmets. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while the man was not injured.
Police confirmed that they were not riding a Lime scooter.
Vancouver police are investigating. Anyone with dashcam, security, or cellphone video to contact 604-717-3012 or email vpdciu@vpd.ca.
