First electric scooter user killed in Istanbul traffic accident
A 17-year-old male died in a traffic accident where the electric scooter he was riding got hit by a car. The passenger was thrown off the electric scooter and died on the scene.
Duvar English
A 17-year-old was killed when a car hit him as he rode an electric scooter in central Istanbul.
A car hit the 17-year-old male was riding on Büyükdere Street, one of the main boulevards connecting Istanbul neighborhoods.
Passenger Okan Y. was thrown off the scooter and died on the scene.
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The accident was the first fatal accident since scooter sharing company Martı, ("seagull" in Turkish) started operations in 2020 in populated Turkish cities including Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir.
Through a mobile app, the service will let riders see nearby scooters on a live-time map.
Users can then unlock a scooter for 1,99 Turkish Lira and use the electric vehicle for 0,59 TL a minute.
1- Sivilazsyonu hizlandiracak en guzel uygulamalardan #martiscooter i 2 gundur kullanmasi en makul sehirlerden biri olan Izmir'de deneyimliyorum. Alsancak-Kordon-Konak arasi tum islerimi Marti ile hallettim. Hem ucuz hem de cok keyifli. pic.twitter.com/IoMxyJ93sc
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Some 3,300 people were admitted to United States hospitals for scooter-related accidents between the years 2014 and 2018, Forbes magazine reported.
The French province of Marseilles saw 283 scooter accidents between January and October of 2019, a year that ended with the city limiting its scooter providers from eight companies to three.