The 50-year-old man who fell off a Lime scooter down the stairs near the Wheel of Brisbane, hit his head and went into cardiac arrest, died in hospital on Thursday afternoon.

It was the first death in Australia involving a Lime scooter.

Emergency services said the man fell from the Lime scooter on the South Bank forecourt near the Wheel of Brisbane. Credit:Toby Crockford

In a statement, Lime’s APAC Director of Government Affairs Mitchell Price said: “We are truly saddened by this news, and we extend our sincerest thoughts and prayers to the man’s family. We stand by ready to assist the authorities as they look into what happened.”

The man was found by South Bank security staff, who called triple zero about 12.20am on Wednesday and began attempts to resuscitate the scooter rider until specialist paramedics arrived and took over.