Overview
- Emergency services responded about 10pm Monday to Chute Street, where the boy died at the scene despite treatment.
- Victoria Police’s Major Collision Unit is investigating, and the 22-year-old 4WD driver from Eltham North was interviewed and released.
- Police urged witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers as inquiries continue.
- The death follows recent e-bike fatalities in Sydney and Brisbane that have prompted calls for stronger regulation, enforcement and tighter import controls.
- A Monash University study in August found many delivery e-bikes exceeded Victoria’s 25 km/h limit, though there is no suggestion the bike in this crash was illegal.