E-bike rider suffered fatal injuries after slamming into a dump truck. CTV photo.
Toronto Police Traffic officers are warning e-bike riders to be extra careful when riding their devices close to heavy machinery.
The alert stems from the July 3 death of an e-bike rider who reportedly hit a dump truck in the North Queen Street and Atomic Avenue area around 3:15 p.m., according to police.
Police in a release said a 56-year-old man was operating an e-bike east on North Queen Street as a blue dump truck was making a left turn from Atomic to North Queen.
“The e-bike driver struck the side of the dump truck,” according to the press release. “The e-bike driver was transported to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.”
The e-devices are fast and riders and motorists both have to be careful and share the road, police warn.
Police say the City is witnessing a rise in the use of various forms of electric vehicles, including e-bikes, electric kick-scooters, and electric one-wheeled devices (unicycle and hoverboard).
Motorists have to be doubly vigilant as these e-devices can travel quite fast and some riders dodge in and out of traffic.
Police remind users that e-kick scooters, e-skateboards, e-unicycles and e-hoverboards are prohibited on the road in Toronto.
There were more than 20 people killed or seriously injured while operating a micromobility vehicle last year, according to police records.
Local residents, businesses, and drivers who may have security or dash camera footage of the area, or incident, are asked to contact investigators.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.