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A teenager is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Waverley Street on an electric scooter Monday night.
Winnipeg police responded to the collision at Lake Crest Road and Waverley Street at approximately 9:30 p.m., involving a 2010 Honda CR-V and an e-scooter.
Officers learned the e-scooter operator, a person in their late teens, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital in critical condition. The driver of the CR-V, also in their late teens, remained on scene and was interviewed by investigators.
Police determined the e-scooter operator was crossing Waverley Street at Lake Crest Road when they were struck by the southbound CR-V. The injured youth remains in hospital.
Anyone with information, or dashcam or cell phone video from around the time of the incident, is asked to contact police at (204) 986-7085 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (204) 786-TIPS.
