E-Scooter Hospitalizations up by 40%, Many With Head and Brain Injuries: Data

The Canadian Institute for Health Information says hospitalizations for both children and adults riding e-scooters rose by almost 40 percent in the past year. Data released Tuesday showed there were 837 hospitalizations last year between April 2025 and March 2026, up from 601 in the same period the previous year. Fractures and head and brain injuries were among the most common reasons e-scooter riders were hospitalized. Meanwhile, the number of kids 15 years of age and under hospitalized for e-scooter injuries almost tripled. Data showed 150 kids in Canada required hospitalization, compared to 54 children and adolescents in the previous year. Canada’s most densely populated areas—including Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec—had the most injuries.