Overview
- Police say two e-bikes collided on a shared path near the Kawana Way and Sunshine Motorway interchange at Mountain Creek at about 3:36pm Thursday.
- The younger rider was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in critical condition and died, while the 15-year-old rider declined treatment and was not seriously injured.
- The Forensic Crash Unit has opened an investigation and is appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant footage, including dashcam, to come forward via Policelink or Crime Stoppers.
- Police confirmed both riders were wearing helmets at the time of the collision.
- Authorities cite rising harm from e-bikes and e-scooters in Queensland, with eight deaths last year and a parliamentary safety inquiry under way with a final report due in March.