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| London 'hoverboard' bus crash teenager dies | London 'hoverboard' bus crash teenager dies |
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| A teenager riding a "hoverboard" has died in a crash with a bus, police have said. | |
| The 15-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene in Glacier Way, Alperton, west London, on Thursday night. | The 15-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene in Glacier Way, Alperton, west London, on Thursday night. |
| He had been riding a "self-balancing scooter" at the time of the crash, Scotland Yard said. | He had been riding a "self-balancing scooter" at the time of the crash, Scotland Yard said. |
| The boy has yet to be formally identified, and a post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course, police said. | The boy has yet to be formally identified, and a post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course, police said. |
| Writing on Twitter, Councillor James Denselow wrote: "Sad to hear about the death of a 15-year-old boy in Alperton last night who collided with a bus whilst riding a hoverboard." | Writing on Twitter, Councillor James Denselow wrote: "Sad to hear about the death of a 15-year-old boy in Alperton last night who collided with a bus whilst riding a hoverboard." |
| Banned from the road |