2 hospitalized after e-scooter crashes into construction hole in Downtown Boise alley
Two people were involved in an e-scooter crash in a Downtown Boise alley Friday night after they lost control and fell into a 12-foot deep hole.
The crash happened in an alley just west of Capitol Boulevard and north of Idaho Street, behind KeyBank and Moon’s Kitchen Cafe.
It was reported just before 7 p.m., according to Ada County Emergency Dispatch.
Boise Fire Department spokeswoman Char Jackson told the Statesman that two women were riding scooters in an area where construction was occurring. Barriers surrounded a hole that was 12-feet deep, Jackson said, but they were not fastened down.
The women are believed to have lost control of their scooters and failed to go around the barriers, according to Jackson; both women fell into the hole. One woman was able to climb out while the other was taken out by firefighters. Only one scooter was found at the scene, Jackson said.
Both women were transported to the hospital. Their conditions have not been released.
This story was originally published July 26, 2019 at 10:59 PM.