E-bike laws are set to be reformed after two primary school students were killed in separate accidents in different Australian states.
The Queensland government is expected to toughen legislation following an inquiry after an eight-year-old boy became the state's latest e-bike casualty when he died on the Sunshine Coast.
He was killed after two e-bikes collided at Mountain Creek about 3.30pm on Thursday.
About 15 minutes later, a five-year-old girl on a scooter was killed in a collision with a ute outside a school in northwest Sydney.
The Queensland tragedy has potential implications for the future of e-bikes in the state, with a parliamentary inquiry into e-mobility safety and use having just completed public hearings.
The parliamentary committee is required to table its report by Ma

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