Officers from Sunshine Coast Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) have charged a 15-year-old boy following investigations into a fatal e-bike crash in Mountain Creek late last month.
Emergency services were called to the bike path near the Kawana Way and Sunshine Motorway interchange at Mountain Creek around 3.36pm on 30 October, following reports of a crash between two boys riding e-bikes.
One of the riders, an 8-year-old boy, was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a critical condition but sadly died from his injuries later that evening.
Following investigations, officers from Sunshine Coast CPIU arrested a 15-year-old Buderim boy yesterday, 18 November.
He has been charged with one count each of dangerous operation of vehicle causing death, unlicensed driving, unregistered vehicle and uninsured vehicle.
The boy is due to appear in Maroochydore Children's Court on 26 November.
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