Woman in her 60s dies from head injury after falling from her mobility scooter
A woman in her 60s has died after suffering a head injury in a fall from a mobility scooter.
The woman was dashed to hospital on Friday morning after the accident but died of her injuries there today.
She was riding the scooter along a residential road in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and fell to the ground near a junction.
Police are now appealing for witnesses to the accident.
"This was a very sad incident that resulted in a woman’s death," Detective Constable Adam Rigby, from Nottinghamshire Constabulary, said today.
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"We are currently working to understand what happened so we can give her family the answers they need.
"We are asking any witnesses who have not yet spoken to us to come forward with information, and are particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have recorded dashcam footage at or near the scene."
Police are trying to establish what led to the woman's fall (stock image) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident 241 of May 5.
A 58-year-old woman died when a car collided with her mobility scooter on Christmas Eve last year in Hounslow, west London.
Tania El-Keria died at the scene in the suburb despite the best efforts of paramedics.
The mum of three, who did a great deal of charity work in her community, was described as "simply wonderful" by friends.
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