A pedestrian and e-scooter rider were hit by cars within minutes of each other in the centre of Brisbane on Friday night.
Just after 11pm, a teenage girl was struck on Ann Street in the CBD. She was taken to Queensland Children’s Hospital with an arm injury.
Then at 11.25pm, just over a kilometre away, paramedics were called to the intersection of Berwick and Brunswick streets in Fortitude Valley, where an e-scooter rider had suffered similar injuries to his arm and shoulder after colliding with a vehicle.
A girl was struck on Ann Street in the CBD just minutes before a vehicle and e-scooter collided in Fortitude Valley. Credit: Dan Peled
The man in his 50s was taken to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a stable condition.
Queensland Police said they were not called to either incident.
Last month, new national data revealed pedestrian deaths across the country were at an 18-year high, with 197 fatalities recorded in 2025.
In Queensland, 38 deaths were recorded, up from 33 the year before, and just 23 in 2023. Cyclist deaths also spiked, with 13.
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