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Metro Detroit First Responders Sound Alarm Over Rise In E-Bike, E-Scooter Injuries
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 27, 10:35 PM EDT
updated Oct 27, 10:52 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WXYZ-TV and WDIV (Local 4 NBC), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Metro Detroit cities are taking action to protect young riders as doctors and police call e-bike injuries an epidemic, WDIV reported. Additionally, first responders in the area are sounding the alarm over a rise in e-bike and e-scooter injuries, according to WXYZ-TV.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 27, 11:42 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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