Teen killed on e-scooter honoured [Video]

Family and community members gathered in Montreal’s Cartierville neighbourhood on Saturday to pay respects to a 14-year-old boy who was killed while riding a scooter in the summer.

Road safety advocates honoured Al Housseini Diacko, who was riding the new e-scooter he got for his birthday when he was hit by a car and died as a result of the injuries on June 24.

Bordeau-Cartierville city councillor Effie Giannou was among those who voiced calls for better traffic measures near Park Mesy.

“That whole street in general, Lachapelle, has a lot of traffic, a lot of cars pass by it and it’s next to a park, Parc de Mesy,” she said at the time. “So anytime you have a very busy street that’s next to a park, you need to add measure to really secure it, control the speed, control the traffic.”

On Saturday, a ghost scooter and plaque were installed as a memorial, and a ceremony was held at the site of the accident.

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