Two teenagers die after ebike crash with motorbike south of Brisbane

Teenage boy and girl riding ebike, which police say was not displaying lights, were declared dead at scene in Greenbank on Thursday night Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An ebike involved in a fatal crash near Brisbane, in which two teenagers were killed, was “not displaying lights” when it collided with a motorbike on Thursday night, Queensland police say. The two teenagers – a boy and girl, aged 16 and 15 – were killed while riding along the poorly-lit stretch of Middle Road at Greenbank, in the Logan area south of Brisbane. Investigators say they believe the Harley-Davidson motorcycle was attempting to overtake a vehicle and collided with the ebike, which was travelling in the opposite direction, about 9pm. The teenagers were declared dead at the scene. The motorcycle rider was taken to the Princess Alexandra hospital in a serious, but stable, condition. Speaking on Friday, police Ch Supt Mark Wheeler, the head of road policing in Queensland, said he could not say whether the ebike was “off the shelf”, whether it was modified, or whether it complied with safety regulations. Queensland is proposing