Five-year-old left with serious fractures after alleged e-bike collision at Sydney reserve

A five-year-old boy suffered serious leg fractures after an e-bike rider allegedly hit him while he was playing at Cooper Street Reserve in Engadine, Sydney, in October. Six weeks later, he remained in a wheelchair and could not walk or stand; his mother said the injury had disrupted his preschool, sport and family life.

The mother said the rider was 13 and left after stopping to look at the child, though she acknowledged he may have panicked. She said police had spoken to him, but the account could not be independently confirmed, and the families had not been in contact. NSW currently has no minimum age for e-bike riders; a Transport for NSW review recommended an age limit of 12 to 16, but the state transport minister said a decision would wait until after the March 2027 election.