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A young boy is fighting for his life after sustaining head injuries when he crashed his e-scooter into a car only days after a teenage girl was killed in a similar collision.
Paramedics arrived at an intersection where a 13-year-old boy on an e-scooter and a white Suzuki collided in the Bundaberg suburb of Norville, Queensland on Wednesday.
It is understood the teenage boy was not wearing a helmet and was flown to Queensland Children's hospital with 'horrendous head injuries',
The teenager remains in a critical condition.
Senior Constable Edwin Gompelman told 7 News the teenager was on the e-scooter with his friend but had 'ridden into the path of [an] approaching vehicle'.
The 13-year-old boy collided with a white Suzuki and is in a critical condition. He sustained head injuries and was not wearing his helmet
The driver of the Suzuki was not believed to have been speeding at the time of the accident and is not under investigation for any wrong doing.
The latest accident follows the tragic death of a 13-year-old girl who was killed when the e-scooter she was riding on crashed into a car in Perth's northern suburbs.
CCTV showed the crash about 2pm on the major highway of Wanneroo Road in Wanneroo on March 28 when the girl crossed the road as a 4WD approached.
The teenager was rushed to Perth Children's Hospital with life threatening injuries and later died. The driver of the 4WD was not injured.
A 13-year-old girl (pictured) has died in a crash involving her e-scooter and a car in Perth 's northern suburbs last week
The horrific Bundaberg collision, which may leave the teenage boy with life-changing injuries, has prompted chief inspector Grant Marcus to warn people about
