Arrests after e-scooter rider in serious condition after Northampton crash

Two men from the town have been arrested as police appeal for witnesses.

Author: Andrea FoxPublished 27th Nov 2024

An e-scooter rider has been seriously injured following a collision in Barrack Road, Northampton.

Police say it happened at about 4.45pm yesterday (Tuesday, November 26), when the driver of a black Audi A6 and the rider of a VOI e-scooter were in collision.

The rider of the scooter, a man in his 30s, was taken to University Hospital Coventry with serious injuries.

Two men aged 24 and 21 from Northampton have been arrested in connection with this incident and remain in police custody.

Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit believe Barrack Road would have been busy at this time of day and would like to hear from anyone who may have CCTV or dash-cam footage that captured any part of the collision.

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