An elderly man has been hospitalised with serious injuries following a collision between a mobility scooter and a taxi in Goulburn today. About 1.30pm (Tuesday 6 May 2014), a 97-year-old man was riding his mobility scooter along Hillview Road, when he was involved in a collision with a taxi at the intersection of Cityview Road. Following the crash, the elderly man was taken to Goulburn Base Hospital with serious injuries to his head, neck and ribs. The male taxi driver was uninjured, but was also taken to Goulburn Base Hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing. Police from Goulburn Local Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash and are appealing for any witnesses who haven’t yet provided a statement to come forward. Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 08:08:09 +0000