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E-scooter rider dies after being hit by car while crossing Perth highway

ABC Australia · May 12, 2026, 11:28 PM

Key takeaways

  • The e-scooter rider was critically injured and died at the scene.
  • A man who was trying to cross Reid Highway on an e-scooter in the Perth suburb of Balga has been struck by a car and killed.
  • It follows the deaths of two e-bike riders in accidents involving buses across the city over the past month.

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The e-scooter rider was critically injured and died at the scene. (ABC News: Kenith Png - file photo)

A man who was trying to cross Reid Highway on an e-scooter in the Perth suburb of Balga has been struck by a car and killed.

It follows the deaths of two e-bike riders in accidents involving buses across the city over the past month.

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