A 23-year-old man has died after falling off an electric scooter in downtown Auckland on Monday.
The death is believed to be the first ever from an electric-scooter in New Zealand.
Police have tonight confirmed the man's death.
"Our thoughts are with the man's family at this time."
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The matter will be referred to the Coroner.
Paramedics were called to Westhaven Dr, St Mary's Bay, just after 6pm on Monday after reports of a motor vehicle accident.
The man was rushed to Auckland Hospital in critical condition.
The death of a 58-year-old man in June this year was thought to be the first related to an e-scooter incident, but was later determined to have been a medical event.
