Paramedics from Phibsborough treated a person after they struck a pole while using their e-scooter earlier this week.
The incident has prompted a calls for people to consider wearing helmets while riding scooters. In a post on social media yesterday (Wednesday) evening Dublin Fire Brigade said their firefighters encounter collisions with scooters "on a nearly daily basis".
The post included a picture of a metal pole on the side of a road, an e-scooter and an open firefighter's kit bag. It read: "Earlier this week Paramedics from Phibsborough treated a person after they struck a pole while using their e-scooter.
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"Collisions with scooters are something we encounter on a nearly daily basis. Serious consideration should be given by users to wear a helmet using scooters."
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