A 53-year-old man is in a life-threatening condition after falling from an e-scooter he was riding in Twickenham.

Medics rushed to the scene at 7.06pm last night (15 July) after electrically powered vehicle crashed on Heath Road, leaving the man 'shaking' on the ground.

An air ambulance was called to the scene along with several police cars and ambulances, causing tailbacks through Twickenham.

The victim, who has not been named, was taken to a major trauma centre. His next of kin have been informed of his condition.

Police said this morning that the collision did not involve any other vehicles.

However, talking to the Evening Standard last night, Twickenham shopkeeper Ibrahim Bozkurt said he'd been told the man was hit by a car.

Ibrahim said: "I was serving a customer who told me a man had been hit by a car and I went out straight away."

"He was lying on the floor in shock, shaking, with his head covered in blood."

He added:"Electric scooters are so dangerous.

"I don't know how but there was zero damage to the car."

In a statement, the London Ambulance service said: "We were called at 7.06pm on July 15 to reports of a collision involving an electric scooter on Heath Road, Twickenham.

"We sent an ambulance crew, an incident response officer, and a medic in a car. We also dispatched London's Air Ambulance.

"A man was treated at the scene and taken to a major trauma centre as a priority."

Richmond Police said : "Police were called at 19:10hrs on Thursday, 15 July following reports that a man had fallen from an e-scooter in Heath Road, #Twickenham.

"Officers attended along with @Ldn_Ambulance.

"A 53-year-old man was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition.

"His next of kin has been informed.

"Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident are ongoing.

"No other vehicles are thought to have been involved in the collision.

"Anyone with information is asked to called police on 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 6701/15Jul."

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