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  "id": 657672,
  "title": "Number of children injured in e-scooter crashes in England surges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/number-of-children-injured-in-e-scooter-crashes-in-england-surges",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:36:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/number-of-children-injured-e-scooter-crashes-england-surges"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Calls for speed limiters or mandated helmet use after research into injuries at three paediatric trauma centres The number of children involved in crashes on e-scooters has soared in recent years, with some as young as nine involved in collisions, research has found. Researchers carried out a review of injuries among the under-16s at three specialist paediatric trauma centres – Alder Hey in…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "Number of children injured in e-scooter crashes in England surges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/number-of-children-injured-in-e-scooter-crashes-in-england-surges-659058",
        "published": "2026-08-12T10:36:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}