Teenage boy and girl die in horror e-bike crash
Two young people lost their lives in an electric bicycle accident in the state, where children under the age of 16 are considered to be banned from riding blankets.
Preliminary investigations indicate a Harley Davidson vehicle crashed into a wrong-way e-bike on Middle Road in Greenbank, south of Brisbane, on Thursday evening, according to police.
Police believe the e-bike’s headlights were not on at the time.
The young male and female e-bike riders were pronounced dead at the scene, while the male motorcyclist was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash and are appealing for any witnesses or drivers to come forward with footage.
The horror 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 6300 e-mobility-related emergency department presentations in the year to 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 have 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.
