{"id":778515,"date":"2026-07-03T22:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T22:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/778515\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T22:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T22:09:09","slug":"2-boys-hurt-1-critically-after-e-scooter-crash-near-etobicoke-mall-toronto-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/778515\/","title":{"rendered":"2 boys hurt, 1 critically, after e-scooter crash near Etobicoke mall: Toronto police"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the two 12-year-old boys is in life-threatening condition after they lost control of an e-scooter near Cloverdale Mall Friday afternoon, police say.<\/p>\n

12-year-old in critical condition after boys lost control of e-scooter Friday afternoon, police say<\/p>\n

CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Jul 03, 2026 4:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago<\/p>\n

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\"APolice say the fatal crash happened near Cloverdale Mall around 1:40 p.m. Friday. (Robert Krbavac\/CBC)<\/p>\n

A 12-year-old is in life-threatening condition after two boys crashed an e-scooter near an Etobicoke mall Friday afternoon, Toronto police say.<\/p>\n

Around 1:40 p.m., officers responded to a collision near Cloverdale Mall, Toronto police said in a post on social media platform X. <\/p>\n

Two boys had been riding an e-scooter when they lost control “for unknown reasons,” police said. <\/p>\n

The boys, aged 12, were taken to hospital with injuries, police said. One of them is in life-threatening condition.<\/p>\n

E-scooters are not permitted on any public street, including sidewalks, parks and trails, in the city of Toronto. Ontario law also prohibits the operation of e-scooters by anyone under 16.<\/p>\n

The East Mall road was closed in both directions between Vickers Road and Coronet Road while police investigated, but has since reopened. <\/p>\n

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