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A 92-year-old grandmother who suffered a shattered wrist and broken leg after being hit by a mobility scooter being ridden by an elderly man, wants to see the laws governing the vehicles reviewed.

CCTV of the accident, which happened in Feltham High Street on August 6, shows the unknown man accelerate into retired dental nurse, Irmgard Wicken, as she crosses a road, knocking her over and partially driving over her before reversing.

The accident has meant Mrs Wicken and her 93-year-old husband have had to check into a care home, which is costing roughly an additional £2,500 a week.

Currently in the UK, there is no legal requirement to have insurance or training to own or operate a mobility scooter.

(Image: Helen Lee)

There is also no registration required, reducing the chances of liability if an accident does occur.

According to petition documents online, since 2012, there have been over 200 reported accidents involving mobility scooters.

Mrs Wicken is now hoping to direct people to sign the petition, to stop a similar accident happening to someone else.

She said: "I'm in terrible pain now.

(Image: Helen Lee)

"I can't stand on my leg for six weeks. I can't do anything. I used to look after my husband because he's got dementia.

"I've done everything for my husband, I can't do anything now. He's 93."

Mrs Wicken said the man who hit her asked if she was alright, but when two women crossed the road to help her up, he took off.

(Image: Helen Lee)

Her daughter, Helen Lee, said the driver could have killed her mother.



She said: "If he had killed my mum - what would the police have said then? 'Oh sorry, it was an accident'? You can't have these mobility scooters just driving around without any registration."

"They can be, in the wrong hands, dangerous machines."

"I don't want this happening to another family. It's shattered my family, mum's never had a day in hospital."

It will be six weeks before the leg brace and arm plater are removed, with Mrs Wicken then facing weeks of physiotherapy.

If you would like to sign the petition, you can find it here.