The 15-year-old Seaford boy was knocked unconscious when he fell off the motorised skateboard and hit his head on bitumen at a carpark on the Esplanade at Seaford about 10pm yesterday.
He was rushed to the Flinders Medical Centre with life-threatening head accidents.
Police from the most important crash unit are investigating the incident.
Chief Inspector Peter Duance has warned e-skateboards “might be fairly harmful”.
“Significantly when they’re ridden at pace. And so they can flip ahead fairly simply,” he stated.
Security knowledgeable Amelia Jarrett from Kidsafe has reminded the general public that electrical skateboards are unlawful in public areas.
“In South Australia they’re categorised as a motorized vehicle so they aren’t for use on public roads or footpaths – solely on non-public property,” she stated.
“These skateboards can go as much as 45 kilometres per hour, that is as quick as a automotive however you do not have the safety of a automotive round you.”
