Woman seriously injured by electric scooter in Cold Lake [Video]

A woman was airlifted to hospital in Edmonton after she was hit by an electric scooter in Cold Lake earlier this week.

The city issued a public safety announcement around 11:15 a.m. on Monday, urging residents to steer clear of the area between 75 Avenue and 69 Avenue (Museum Way) while emergency responders worked in the area.

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The incident happened around 8 a.m., and while EMS responded first, police were notified soon after.

The trail reopened around 5 p.m. that evening, with RCMP continuing to investigate the collision.

“Someone was on the trail, and they were hit by an electric scooter,” said Cst. Cory Riggs, Public Information Officer for Alberta RCMP, speaking with Lakeland This Week. He added the woman was taken by ambulance to hospital and then flown by STARS Air Ambulance to Edmonton …