Horrifying moment 74-year-old woman is knocked down in road by two men on e-scooter hit & run as cops launch manhunt

THIS is the horrifying moment a 74-year-old is knocked down by an e-scooter in a cowardly hit-and-run. Footage released by police shows two men in black riding an e-scooter down an empty high street as a woman crosses in front of them. An elderly woman was badly injured in a collision with an e-scooter Credit: Sussex Police The young male riders fled the scene after the crash Credit: Sussex Police Instead of swerving to avoid her, the riders stay on their collision course, hitting the elderly woman and leaving her badly injured before fleeing the scene. Onlookers are seen chasing down the spineless duo before they merge onto a main road. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The horrific collision took place at around 10pm on July 15 in the Worthing town centre, Sussex. Cops are now renewing an appeal for information that may help the enquiry. The collision took place in Worthing town centre at around 10pm Credit: Sussex Police The men kept on riding after hitting the woman Credit: Sussex Police Both riders were wearing black Credit: Sussex Police Cops have renewed their appeal for information Credit: Sussex Police The men are described as being in their 20s, with the rider wearing a black T-shirt with white writing on it, dark trousers and shoes. The pillion passenger wore a black hooded top, trousers and sandals. There’s been a sharp uptick in the number of e-scooter casualties in recent years, with 1,477 accidents reported in 2025, compared to 484 in 2020. Fewer than two per cent of riders injured in e-scooter accidents were wearing helmets, according to an NHS study. Most read in The Sun It follows another e-scooter incident in Liverpool, which left a 17-year-old fighting for her life after she and her friend crashed into a van. Emergency services rushed to the scene at 1.20am on July 26, arresting the rider, also 17, on suspicion of dangerous driving, drug driving and driving without a licence. Elsewhere in London, an e-scooter crashed into a police officer outside Buckingham Palace on May 22. Both the rider and victim were hospitalised in the collision, with cops cordoning off the scene.