Two teenagers die after ebike collides with motorbike south of Brisbane | Queensland
Two teenagers were killed when an e-bike and a motorcycle collided in the southern Brisbane suburb of Greenbank on Thursday night.
Queensland police said investigators believe the motorcycle was about to overtake a vehicle in the Logan area when it collided with the wrong-way e-bike at around 9pm. Police said the bike is not believed to have had its headlights on at the time.
A young boy and a young girl riding an e-bike were pronounced dead at the scene. The motorcycle driver was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.
Investigators investigating the incident asked citizens to come forward if they have any footage.
The crash comes after a Queensland parliamentary inquiry recommended that children under 16 be banned from using compatible e-bikes and e-scooters.
The report said Queensland Health reported more than 6,300 e-mobility-related emergency department admissions by March 2025; This figure is thought to underestimate the true number of cases.
It was stated that more than 200 cases involved serious trauma and more than 60 of them required intensive care, especially for head and facial injuries.
Under the proposed rules, drivers would be limited to a maximum of 10km/h on footpaths and would be required to hold at least a learner’s licence, excluding wheelchair and other accessibility device users.
Any device with a maximum speed of over 25 km/h will be defined as a motorcycle, moped or other appropriate classification.
They could only be driven on roads and had to be registered and covered by compulsory third-party insurance.
Queensland transport minister Brent Mickelberg said in early March that the Crisafulli government would not bury its head in the sand about the need to reform regulations.
“There are clearly changes needed when it comes to e-scooters,” he said.
“We received sound, comprehensive and practical advice to deliver reform.
“Some of these recommendations may mean making difficult decisions, but we need to make those decisions to keep Queenslanders safe.”
A University of Melbourne study found that one in three Australian e-scooter deaths reported in the media from early 2020 to mid-2025 was a child.
