A further 158 suffered minor injuries in collisions with the vehicles, according to the Department for Transport (DfT) View 2 Images E-scooters are being a danger in the UK (stock) (Image: Getty)

One pedestrian was killed and 59 were seriously injured in e-scooter crashes in Britain last year , figures show, causing a charity for blind people to brand them "fast, silent and unpredictable". A further 158 suffered minor injuries in collisions with the vehicles , according to the Department for Transport (DfT) statistics. Pedestrians were the road user type most at risk of being injured in e-scooter crashes last year, excluding the vehicles' users. They were followed by cyclists (47 injured), car occupants (12 injured) and motorcyclists (seven injured). The UK has been de

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