Aussie city indefinitely suspends e-scooters after father killed

Thanh Phan was stepping on nan intersection of Murray and King Street erstwhile he was struck by an e-scooter and suffered a fatal encephalon bleed connected Saturday night.

Police allege 24-year-old British tourer Alicia Kemp was steering nan e-scooter aft six hours of drinking and pinch a humor intoxicant reference of 0.158.

Phan's family called for a "review of nan governance and information regulations surrounding hired e-scooters to thief forestall further superior incidents that put lives astatine risk" successful nan aftermath of his death.

Deputy Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds has responded to nan telephone pinch a suspension of e-scooter hires starting from 12pm section clip today.

"A tragic arena occurred astatine nan play and our thoughts are pinch nan deceased man's family astatine this very sad time," he said.

"In consequence to nan fatality, nan City of Perth has suspended nan hiring of e-scooters from 12pm today."

The suspension will proceed pinch nary extremity day presently successful place. 

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti besides admitted location was much nan authorities government could do connected compliance pinch e-scooter laws.

Phan lived successful nan authorities for much than 10 years and worked arsenic a structural engineer. 

The "beloved" begetter died from his injuries successful infirmary astir 2 days after nan e-scooter crash.

"On Saturday night, Thanh Phan – a beloved husband, begetter of two, brother, and beloved friend – was struck by an electrical scooter and critically injured," nan family said successful a connection connected Tuesday.

"Yesterday evening, we received nan heartbreaking news that Thanh passed distant arsenic a consequence of his injuries."

Speaking to 9News, neighbours described him arsenic "unwaveringly positive, difficult working, and 1 of nan kindest group we person known".

Kemp was charged pinch vulnerable driving causing decease and was refused bail aft nan tribunal deemed her a formation risk.

She will look tribunal again adjacent month. 

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