An e-scooter pilot was rushed to hospital after suffering head injuries in a horror Tallaght crash.
Firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene of the crash on the Tallaght bypass last night.
One person received injuries to the head and was transported to hospital.
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Taking to social media, Dublin Fire Brigade said: "A fire crew with an Advanced-Paramedic on board worked with our ambulance crew from Rathfarnham at an electric scooter incident yesterday evening on the Tallaght by-pass.
"The patient was treated for injuries to their head and transported to hospital."
Research carried out by Connolly Hospital, has shown that more than half of the people hospitalised with injuries while using e-scooters were not wearing helmets.
The majority of patients were aged in their 30s and 40s and were using their e-scooter to commute to and from work.
Twenty-two patients were treated at Connolly Hospital for e-scooter-related injuries between October 2019 and November 2020.
Of this, 73% of patients were male and just over half didn't have a driver's licence, while 60% of patients were not wearing a helmet at the time of their accident.
Doctors at Connolly Hospital believe people's attitude towards e-scooters is that they are seen as a 'children's recreational device' and not to be taken seriously like cycling, where helmets are almost universally worn.
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