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HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) – A man on an electric scooter was struck and killed by a pickup truck in Hollywood Saturday morning in a hit-and-run accident.

According to police, the collision occurred between a Ford F150 pickup truck and a man on a Lime scooter at 2:50 a.m. at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Vine Street.

After striking the victim, the suspect reportedly fled the scene and a pursuit ensued with a nearby police officer who witnessed the accident.

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Potential Class Action?

Beautiful bikes but no helmets.

Ride at your own risk. 

From LA Magazine, Lerer says that over the past year and a half, the law firm she runs alongside her husband has received between 200 and 300 calls about scooter-related accidents, some of which have resulted in gnarly injuries like head trauma or broken bones.

An investigation by Consumer Reports may force electric scooter businesses to double back on safety measures.

The magazine found electric scooters caused 1,545 injuries in the U.S. since late 2017, according to data collected from 110 hospitals and five public agencies in 47 cities where Bird or Lime,  the leading tech-enabled scooter-sharing platforms, operate.

The news comes shortly after UCLA published a study finding that 249 people required medical care following scooter accidents, with one-third of that group arriving at the hospital in an ambulance.