Both e-scooter city service providers have been suspended while authorities investigate the tragic death of a pedestrian after allegedly being struck by a shared e-scooter.

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Bruce Reynolds, Perth Deputy Lord Mayor, explained to Perth Today host Simon Beaumont that all e-scooters will be disabled by midday and collected over the next 48 hours.

“We are fully committed to assisting with the investigation, once we’ve collected all the data the next phase of decision making will obviously come into play, we’ve got to get this right,” he said.

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