Authorities investigating 8-year-old's death after e-bike collision

Investigations are continuing after a young boy died in an e-bike collision on the Sunshine Coast yesterday afternoon.

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00:00An eight-year-old boy was riding an e-bike along Kawana Way at around 3 p.m. yesterday,

00:08so just after school, 3.30 I should say, just after school had finished, when he collided

00:12with a 15-year-old boy who was also riding an e-bike coming in the opposite direction.

00:18The force of that head-on collision led to the eight-year-old suffering serious head

00:23injuries, and he was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, but later died

00:28as a result of those injuries. The 15-year-old boy was relatively unscathed after the incident,

00:34actually refused treatment, police say, and is now assisting them with their inquiries.

00:40It is very early stages, and we're not sure whether these boys were wearing helmets at

00:44the time or what kind of e-bike they were riding. There's obviously a number of different varieties.

00:50In Queensland, there are power restrictions for legal e-bikes, but there are no age restrictions

00:56on who can ride them, unlike when you're talking about things like e-scooters. So the investigation

01:01is ongoing. The Forensic Crash Unit is looking into this incident. They've asked any witnesses

01:06that might have been in the sort of Mountain Creek area, Kawana Way area at the time to get

01:10in contact, and also anyone who may have footage, perhaps even dash cam, who might have been

01:15driving past around 3.30 p.m. yesterday.

01:18Incredibly sad. Thank you very much, Will Murray.

01:20Thank you very much, Will Murray.