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- Parts of George Street remains closed
- Came as NSW Premier announced new e-bike regulations
By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA
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An e-bike rider has been killed in a horror crash with a garbage truck near a major transport hub in Sydney‘s CBD, sparking major traffic delays.
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Little Regent Street and George Street in Haymarket about 6am on Tuesday following reports of a collision.
The e-bike rider – a man aged in his 30s – died at the scene despite frantic efforts to revive him. It’s understood he was a delivery rider.
The truck driver, 28, was not injured but was taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
Police established a crime scene as shocked bystanders watched on.
It’s understood the garbage truck had been emptying bins on Little Regent Street before colliding with the e-bike while pulling out onto George Street.
‘It looks like the garbage truck has come out of the little side street where the hotel is and collected the e-bike,’ a shocked bystander told Daily Mail.
‘There are always heaps of Deliveroo around here – they park at the Maccas across the road.’
An e-bike rider has been killed in a horror collision with a garbage truck in the Sydney CBD
The garbage truck had been pulling out onto George Street when it collided with the e-bike
The e-bike rider aged in his 30s couldn’t be revived at the scene
‘Half of Broadway has been blocked off and it’s caused chaos – traffic is banking up.
‘It’s such a tragedy, the rider sounds like he was so young. I come past here on my morning coffee walk, it’s terrible’.
A blue police tent blocked the crash scene from public view.
A heavy police presence is expected to remain at the cordoned off scene near Railway Square for most of the morning.
The crash investigation unit has launched a probe into the tragedy.
Three of the four southbound lanes on George Street remain closed, which caused significant peak hour delays.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
The tragedy occurred on the same morning NSW Police launched a crackdown on modified bikes and dangerous riding with an e-bike compliance blitz.
There were significant traffic delays in the CBD on Tuesday morning
Police have launched an investigation into the tragedy
Officers stopped 115 e-bikes during a two-day operation across Sydney last week, issuing 176 infringements and 111 rider cautions.
The police crackdown coincided with the NSW government’s announcement of plans to halve the maximum power of e-bikes from 500 watts to 250.
E-bike speed limits will also be halved to 25-30kmh under the proposed regulations.
‘This is obviously terrible and your heart goes out to that man’s family on the eve of Christmas for this to happen,’ NSW Premier Chris Minns told 2GB.
‘It underlines the point – these [bikes] can be very dangerous.’
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