Scooter rider seriously injured in Maple Ridge crash
A man riding a scooter who was hit by a car in Maple Ridge Thursday afternoon has had his leg amputated.
The collision happened around 3:45 p.m. on 123rd Avenue at 208th Street. The 35-year-old man driving the scooter was tossed about 50 feet in the air.
Bruce Moffat, an off-duty critical care paramedic, was the first on scene.
"It was a very serious incident and he performed life-saving measures," Fire chief Dane Spence said.
"He jumped in and did everything he could. "
The man was airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital.
RCMP Sgt. Dale Somerville said the 20-year old driver of the car was badly shaken by the incident, but was not injured physically.
The collision remains under investigation by Ridge Meadows RCMP.
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