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Boy, 12, in wheelchair after e-scooter crash as mum issues warning to parents

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A mum has issued a warning to other parents after her son almost lost his leg in a horror e-scooter crash.Her 12-year-old son, who was out playing with his friends, came off the back of the device on January 3.

The child, who is a member of The Ramp Yard - a skatepark in Belfast - has never been allowed to own an e-scooter, which are battery powered.But despite his mum's rule, he got on the back of one of his friend's scooters while he was out playing.

Speaking to Belfast Live, his mum said she purchased knee pads and safety helmets for her son for when he attends the yard to ride a normal scooter.But after he got on the back of one without her knowing, she reiterated: "He is lucky he wasn't killed".She said: "I’m counting my lucky stars this morning he wasn’t killed.

My son was the only one out of his friend group that wasn’t allowed one of these because they are dangerous but he got on the back of one without my knowledge. "And now I’m having to ring British Red Cross for wheelchairs this morning.

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