A teenager has been charged over the death of a 14-year-old schoolboy who died following a crash involving the e-scooter they were riding.
Jacob Calland died following a collision between an e-scooter and a car on Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe at around 4pm on 19 March 2025.
A boy, who is also 14 and cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving unlicensed, and causing death by driving uninsured.
He has been released on bail to next appear at Manchester Youth Court on 24 February 2026.
Jacob had been riding on the back of an e-scooter when he sustained a severe head injury during the crash.
Police previously said the e-scooter came to a rest on a third vehicle.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and Jacob was then taken to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, where he was kept under sedation on an intensive care ward for eight days.
Sadly Jacob died on March 27, 2025.
Jacob Calland, 14, died following a collision between an e-scooter and a car in Wythenshawe at around 4pm on 19 March 2025
Jacob, pictured with his mother Carly Calland, died eight days after the collision in hospital
His mother Carly has since been campaigning for a change in the law to introduce stricter legislation for e-scooters, especially for riders aged under 18.
Paying tribute to her son, she described Jacob as ‘very loving, headstrong, and a cheeky chappy’.
‘He knew what he wanted in life and he was always going to go for it,’ she told the BBC.
Following his death, wellwishers raised more than £5,800 for the North West Air Ambulance in Jacob’s memory.
This is a breaking news story and is being updated.
