Boy, 4, suffers suspected fractured collarbone in e-scooter collision
Riders urged to avoid Bournemouth Air Festival site
Police are urging e-scooter riders to be aware of pedestrians and other road users after a four-year-old boy was injured in a collision along Bournemouth seafront.
The boy from Christchurch was hit at around 1pm on Friday near Boscombe Pier during the second day of Bournemouth Air Festival.
He was taken to Poole Hospital for treatment to a suspected fractured collarbone.
The e-scooter rider, a man aged in his 30s and from Lancashire, was interviewed by policeon suspicion of driving offences under the Road Traffic Act.
An investigation into the collision is underway.
The e-scooter involved was hired through Beryl as part of a trial currently operating in Bournemouth and Poole.
Privately owned e-scooters are illegal to use in public places such as pavements, cycle lanes and beach promenades
Police Sergeant Lee Savage said: "This collision happened during the Bournemouth Air Festival, which has seen hundreds of thousands of people visit the seafront with thousands more visitors expected over the weekend.
"We are yet again urging people not to ride either Beryl or privately-owned e-scooters inside the festival site because of the sheer number of people in the area and to help keep people safe.
"Throughout this weekend our officers and council staff will be stopping people riding e-scooters inside the festival site area.
"If they are privately-owned, they will be seized and if they are part of the Beryl scheme, riders will be encouraged to dismount.
"Should they commit any offences they will be dealt with under the Road Traffic Act."