Overview
- Emergency crews were called to Chute Street about 10pm on Monday after a collision between a four-wheel-drive and an electric bike, and the boy died at the scene.
- The driver, a 22-year-old man from Eltham North, was interviewed and released pending further inquiries as the Major Collision Unit continues its work.
- Detectives have asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers as they piece together the circumstances of the crash.
- Friends and residents gathered at the crash site to lay flowers and remember the teenager, with locals voicing concerns about youth e-bike use.
- The death adds to a national pattern of e-bike fatalities that has renewed calls for tighter regulation and enforcement, with a Monash study finding some riders reaching 54 km/h and many exceeding Victoria’s 25 km/h limit.