A 20-year-old Oshawa woman dies in an e-scooter accident involving a pickup truck

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A 20-year-old woman has died after being hit by a vehicle while riding an electric scooter in Oshawa on Wednesday.

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Durham Regional Police were called to an accident on Harmony Road at around 1.45pm. near Taunton Road. E.Oshawa. When they got to the scene, they found a woman seriously injured.

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She was taken to a hospital where she died.

According to police, a black 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck was pulling out of a gas station on the southeast corner of the intersection when it collided with the e-scooter traveling on the sidewalk. The truck driver was not injured and stayed at the scene.

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Just last month, Oshawa launched an e-scooter program in the city. Neuron Mobility was selected to provide 250 of its scooters for the city. The program uses built-in helmets, voice guidance, geofencing controls, fall detection, a 911 emergency button and Follow My Ride technology.

It was not immediately clear if the scooter used in that incident was part of the program.