Tinos: 14-Year-Old on Life Support After Electric Scooter Crash

A 14-year-old girl is in stable but critical condition after falling from an electric scooter on the Greek island of Tinos. She suffered severe head injuries and remains in intensive care at Athens’ Aglaia Kyriakou Children’s Hospital.

The girl was riding on the back of the scooter on Sunday afternoon, according to initial information and witness accounts. Another girl, about 15, was driving. Both fell under circumstances that have not been clarified. The driver does not appear to have suffered serious injuries.

The 14-year-old’s father said he did not yet have a complete picture of what happened. He said the scooter did not belong to his daughter and that he had not allowed her to own or use such vehicles. The Tinos health center informed him after she had already been injured.

A private physician who had previously worked at the health center came to assist and intubated the girl so she could be transferred quickly to Athens. She arrived in the early morning, underwent immediate surgery and was then admitted to intensive care.

The incident adds to a series of serious injuries involving minors and electric scooters. Michalis Giannakos, president of the POEDIN health workers’ federation, said four children had been intubated after scooter falls within 15 to 20 days, despite legislation banning minors from using electric scooters since late July. He said about 300 children had been transferred to hospitals after scooter-related falls since the start of the year, including about 150 taken to Attica’s two major pediatric hospitals.

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I do not have a complete picture of the circumstances under which the accident occurred.