Overview
- Ella Walden, 13, suffered fatal injuries after falling from an e‑bike on Elizabeth Street in Corby on Tuesday afternoon, April 7.
- Police arrested a 32-year-old on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and road traffic offences and released him on bail as inquiries continue.
- ITV reports that a line of inquiry is whether she was under the legal riding age of 14 for an electrically assisted pedal cycle.
- Under Department for Transport rules, an e‑bike counts as an EAPC only if it has working pedals, a motor rated at 250 watts or less, and assistance that cuts out at 15.5 mph.
- Northamptonshire Police appealed for witnesses and for CCTV or dashcam footage to help the inquiry, and her family paid tribute to a lively girl who “lived life to the fullest.”