MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Hastings pedestrian dies after electric bike crash


Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a serious collision in Hastings on Monday (May 12) which has turned fatal.
Emergency services were called to reports a pedestrian had been struck by an illegally modified electric bike on Frankston-Flinders Rd about 6.40pm.
The pedestrian, a 69-year-old Hastings man, was flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries but has died in hospital this afternoon.
The bike rider, a 24-year-old Hastings man, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and investigations remain ongoing.