Man Dies After Mobility Scooter Hit By MK Car

28 April 2015, 10:00

A man has died after his mobility scooter was hit by a car outside Milton Keynes Hospital.

At around 10.15am last Monday (20/4), a mobility scooter was in collision with a car in the grounds of Milton Keynes General Hospital, outside the renal unit.

The rider of the mobility scooter, a 75-year-old man, was taken to Milton Keynes General Hospital where he died on Friday (24/4).

PC Phil Hanham, from the Joint Operations Unit for Roads Policing, said: “Sadly the man who was riding the mobility scooter has now died following the collision.

“I would continue to urge anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone with any information about what happened to speak to the police.”

The driver of the blue Ford Escort vehicle, a man in his eighties, was not injured.

Any witnesses to the collision should call PC Ian Stevens from Milton Keynes Roads Policing via the Thames Valley Police 24-hour enquiry line 101, quoting URN 307 20/4.

If you do not want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.