My horror crash on an e-scooter, by Martin Lewis’ wife
BBC host left needing stitches
BBC presenter Lara Lewington has revealed she’s been using heavy make- up to cover facial scars from a horrific e-scooter accident.
the technology journalist, who is married to finance expert Martin Lewis, was riding it for ‘fun’ when she fell off three weeks ago.
the 43-year-old, who presents click on the BBc News channel, needed at least four stitches on her lip and also cut her forehead in the accident.
Posting a picture of her injuries in the aftermath, Miss Lewington wrote that she would ‘never’ get behind the handlebars again.
‘As an extremely clumsy person, always wobbly on two wheels, the electric scooter ride was never going to be a good idea,’ she told her 80,000 followers on twitter and Instagram.
‘After being cleaned up and stitched up... six days later I’m healing well, and grateful it wasn’t worse. Never again!’
And Miss Lewington posted another photo outside the British Museum, telling her followers that her scars were ‘ hidden’ with ‘heavy make-up.’
One fan on twitter commented: ‘Beautiful lady and polite. And check you. No scars.’ to which Miss Lewington replied: ‘thank you, some very heavy make-up has unbelievably managed to cover them!’
Posting another picture, she wrote: ‘self shot today for the first time in a while.
‘ Was pretty pleased with lighting, sound, shot, make-up
( as scars hidden) and then took a selfie of it all.
‘Whilst I don’t want to do all this by myself all the time, it feels good to know I can.’
Miss Lewington previously worked as a weather presenter at channel 5 and as a showbusiness reporter at sky before joining the BBc.
she married money saving expert Mr Lewis in 2009 with whom she has a nine-yearold daughter.
safety campaigners – particularly those representing people with sight loss – have criticised e-scooters as they make virtually no sound and often can’t be heard in busy urban areas.
Earlier this month Linda Davis, 71, became the first pedestrian to be killed by an e-scooter after she was struck by a 14-year-old boy riding along the pavement, in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire.
the teenager stopped to call for help and the pensioner was taken to hospital but died six days later. Her death came as a shocking report revealed nine e-scooter riders had been killed last year, while the number of injuries had also rocketed.
the data, published by the Department for transport, said there were 1,280 collisions involving e- scooters last year compared to 460 in 2020.
In 2021, collisions resulted in 1,359 casualties and nine deaths while in 2020 they resulted in 484 injuries and a single fatality.
Almost 40 per cent of injuries involving e-scooters in the UK happened in London, where their use has boomed.
separate research from tampere University Hospital in Finland found that nearly a third of riders injured in e-scooter accidents suffered a fracture or dislocation. Another study from Us researchers found injury rates are higher on e- scooters than from riding motorbikes.
At present, only e- scooters rented through an approved trial scheme are legal to use on the road. they must not exceed 15.5mph, and users must be 16 or over and hold at least a provisional driving licence.
Privately owned e-scooters, of which about one million have been sold in the UK, are banned on public roads although they are a common sight in towns and cities. Riders who break the law face a fine of £300 and six points on their current or future driving licence.
However transport secretary Grant shapps has suggested privately-owned e-scooters could become legal on the roads ‘where appropriate and responsible’.
‘Grateful it wasn’t worse’