Hassan Tawelih was walking into Chilliwack Middle School last Friday morning when he was struck by another student riding an electric e-scooter at high speed.
His family said the 13-year-old suffered a concussion, a black eye and is now missing some teeth.
“He’s just too tired and psychologically exhausted from what happened with him in school,” Assan’s dad, Mohammed Tawelih, told Global News through a translator.
“His face was bleeding and his teeth, broken teeth, were placed in a plastic bag,” Mohammed said.
“We’re psychologically disturbed; we’re psychologically tired from this situation, seeing our son unable to eat.”
Safety advocates say injuries involving e-scooters are becoming more frequent, serious and sometimes fatal.
In B.C., riders must be at least 16 years old to operate an electric scooter.
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“These e-scooters appear like toys, but they really aren’t,” Pamela Fuselli, president and CEO at Parachute, told Global News.
“And so kids under 16, similar to what the Canadian Paediatric Society recommends, shouldn’t use these scooters. They are not toys; they are mobility devices.”
The school district says it is aware of the incident, and an investigation is underway. Hassan’s father says he wants e-scooters banned from school grounds before another child gets hurt.
“I dropped my son to go to school, OK? I didn’t drop my son to go to a place where scooters are being used to be as vehicles for training,” Mohammed said.
Hassan’s family says his recovery, including dental reconstruction, will be costly and could likely take months.
“He’s just too tired and psychologically exhausted from what happened with him in school,” Assan’s dad, Mohammed Tawelih, told Global News through a translator…..Im sorry…did you say your KID is psychologically exhausted??….HOW?!?!?..tell me how??
A couple of reckless teenagers were riding a pair of e-dirt bikes around in Bulyea Park in Edmonton last night in the area around 4 soccer fields and a baseball diamond where there were several hundred people including children playing soccer & baseball. They were operating them at high speed and launching them over a dirt mound in the middle of the area used for tobogganing in winter. Very dangerous.
I’ve had fake front teeth since I was 7….I had to “suck it up”.
This is not the full story. Yes it is unfortunate that this child was injured, and I agree that escooters should not be allowed.
Perhaps this family should also take some accountability for their child’s actions that led up to, and very likely contributed to, the collision.
They certainly should be banned period. Whoever thought those things are a good idea was sadly mistaken. Kids riding will soon become fatalities. You have to wonder about the parents judgement in buying one.
scooters ripping around walking paths in parks nearly hitting people and dogs worst is the operators are coloured
Mohammed? Sue ’em!
we have gangs of electric dirt bikes and scooters ripping up and down our streets in langley how about getting some cops to write a few tickets for no insurance after all they are a motor vehicle even if they are electric
Who could not see this coming when e scooters started, no thought put into it at all
Looks it’s going to take accidents, injuries and death to get these vehicles under lawful control. Guess politicians don’t understand the word “proactive”.
Certainly hope Mr Hassan can take some legal recourse against the e-rider’s parents.
Proof of Insurance please!!!
Naw
Scooters and their riders should require insurance like a motor vehicle.