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Teen E-Bike Rider Hospitalised After Alleged Hit-Run
The boy suffered lower-leg injuries and police said they have established a crime scene as investigations continue.
- A 15-year-old boy was airlifted to Randwick Children's Hospital on Monday after his e-bike collided with a Volkswagen SUV in North Curl Curl, sustaining serious leg injuries.
- Events escalated after the driver allegedly made an offensive hand gesture towards teenage e-bike riders, prompting the teen to follow and block the vehicle at the intersection of Abbott and Pitt roads.
- Despite being told to stop by two off-duty police officers, the driver fled the scene; detectives arrested the 38-year-old man at Dee Why Police Station at 5.30pm.
- Authorities charged the man with driving furiously causing bodily harm, negligent driving, and driving while a licence application was refused; he received strict conditional bail for Manly Local Court on Wednesday.
- The NSW government has vowed to crack down on illegal e-bikes with new laws allowing police to seize and destroy modified vehicles, following recent illegal ride-outs targeted by Strike Force Puma.
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Teen e-bike rider in hospital after alleged hit and run
A 15-year-old e-bike rider is in hospital with serious leg injuries after an alleged hit and run at North Curl Curl on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. NSW police confirmed the incident, which occurred at the intersection of Abbott Road and Pitt Road on Monday, April 27. The course of events was filmed and widely circulated on social media. In the video, a vehicle is seen reversing from a shared path back onto the roadway as several people, including …
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