This heartbreaking photo shows the moment tragic YouTube star Emily Hartridge was gifted an e-scooter – just days before she died in a crash.
Tributes have poured in for the popular presenter since her death on July 12 on the busy Queen's Circus roundabout near her home in Battersea, South West London.
Paramedics tried to save her after she collided with a lorry , but the 35-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
Just four days before the crash, her boyfriend, personal trainer Jacob Hazell, gave her the motorised scooter as a birthday present.
Ms Hartridge's joyous reaction to the surprise present can be seen in a heart-breaking photo of that moment.
In a video posted on July 8, Mr Hazell tells her: "This is the one you can use to (get to) work. It's electric and apparently the best one in the game."
In an emotional Instagram video posted after her death, he said: "Emily was the person who encouraged me to talk about how I was feeling so I just wanted to put a video out here to say thank you and let people know I'm OK.
"I wanted to let people know that I'm fine. I love you all and I love Emily and I really appreciate all of the support."
The presenter , who appeared on Channel 4's Oh S**t I'm 30! , had three sisters, and was a member of the family that owns the Hartridges Soft Drinks Company, based in Hampshire.
A number of her fellow presenters, including Davina McCall and Zoe Hardman, as well as the BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Stark and the musician Harry Gardner , paid tribute to Ms Hartridge in the collision.
She was among the first casualties of motorists on e-scooters in the UK, sparking a debate on how the motorised vehicles should be regulated.
These crashes reigned the debate around how to regulate electric scooters in Britain.
Less than 24 hours after her death, a 14-year-old boy was critically injured in Beckenham, South East London.
Electric scooters, which cost up to £200, are powered by an electric motor, reaching speeds of more than of 30 miles per hour.
At present, it is unlawful to ride e-scooters on public roads in the UK. They can only be used on private land.
In the days after her death, a flurry of e-scooters continued to whizz past the spot where she died, the Daily Mail reported .
Noel Forrest, 35, one of Emily's friends, said: "Clearly e-scooters are not safe. Why allow the sale of something that is not safe?
"The existing ban on them should be enforced."
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