A police force is to run a road safety course for mobility scooter owners to try and cut down the accident rate involving the machines.

Last year a 79-year-old man from Bodmin in Cornwall was killed when his mobility scooter overturned and pinned him against a wall.
Mrs Seabeck has raised the issue in the House of Commons. She said”With an increasing ageing population, some action has to be taken to ensure that standards are maintained in terms of the safety of these vehicles and that some basic training is undertaken by all users.

The two hour courses will be held at a life-size film set of a small town which is used to deliver safety messages to the public.
South Yorkshire police will run the free courses will involve navigating a mobility scooter around everyday obstacles and a theory lesson for users.

Earlier this week an inquest in Cleethorpes heard how 80 year Joan Parker died after being hit by a car while out on her mobility scooter in Immingham last year.