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Freedom of Information request Injuries Treated in A&E – Collision with an E-Bike / Cyclist

Response published: 22 January 2026
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FOI Request

I am writing to make an application for data using the Freedom of Information Act. Please could you release the below in a “machine readable” format. If available, please provide for me statistics for either the calendar or financial years from 2020 to 2025 (or 2020/1 to 2025/6, or as much as available for the latter). Across the entire Trust, how many people have been treated for injuries in A&E where they have been recorded as having been involved in a collision with an e-bike (of any kind)? If at all possible, can you say whether they were pedestrians or fellow cyclists? I am particularly interested in the former. Please include the patient’s age, sex and whether they have any recorded disability. Can you please break the above down for each hospital within your Trust, including if possible the date of admission and discharge. Please include the severity of the injury (ie lower/upper limb fracture/concussion). If available, please include how many - if any - of these culminated in a fatality. If available, please include what type of e-bike was involved. I understand some notes have stated whether a “Lime”, “Forest”, “Human Forest” or “Tier” were involved. If possible, please state whether the bike was moving or stationary. On some occasions, vulnerable pedestrians, such as the blind or elderly, have tripped over badly parked e-bikes. To be able to identify such incidents would be very useful. If there are any other details that you could include, such as a short description of any notes (without obviously revealing the injured parties identities) I would be very grateful. I totally understand that some information may be readily available, while other elements may prove more difficult. Essentially, I’m trying to establish how common (or not) it is for pedestrians to be injured by e-bikes. So, mere numbers will be a big help. However, the more detail you can share will help me build a more accurate picture. I believe you have 20 working days in which to reply. I look forward to hearing from you. If there is anything I can do to assist, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or on the number below. Yours

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: GHC-22012026-856177

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

Please provide for me statistics for either the calendar or financial years from 2020 to 2025 (or 2020/1 to 2025/6, or as much as available for the latter).

Across the entire Trust, how many people have been treated for injuries in A&E where they have been recorded as having been involved in a collision with an e-bike (of any kind)?

If at all possible, can you say whether they were pedestrians or fellow cyclists? I am particularly interested in the former.

Please include the patient’s age, sex and whether they have any recorded disability.

Can you please break the above down for each hospital within your Trust, including if possible the date of admission and discharge.

Please include the severity of the injury (ie lower/upper limb fracture/concussion).

If available, please include how many – if any – of these culminated in a fatality.

If available, please include what type of e-bike was involved. I understand some notes have stated whether a “Lime”, “Forest”, “Human Forest” or “Tier” were involved.

If possible, please state whether the bike was moving or stationary.

On some occasions, vulnerable pedestrians, such as the blind or elderly, have tripped over badly parked e-bikes. To be able to identify such incidents would be very useful.

If there are any other details that you could include, such as a short description of any notes (without obviously revealing the injured parties identities) I would be very grateful.

Our response:

The Trust does not provide the service mentioned in your request. Please re-direct your request to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

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