A 33-year-old e-bike rider is dead after a crash involving an Oakland County Road Commission truck.
Police were called about 12:52 p.m. Thursday, June 18, to a reported crash between a truck and an e-bike in the area of 22230 Woodward Avenue, near College Street, according to a news release from the Ferndale Police Department.
The e-bike rider — a 33-year-old Ferndale resident — was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Oakland County Road Commission truck was determined to be involved in the crash, and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office was called to aid with the investigation into the incident.
Further details were not immediately available, and a representative from the Road Commission could not be immediately reached for comment.
The Ferndale Police Department, however, did extend condolences to the e-bike rider’s friends and family following the loss.
The incident remains under investigation.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: E-bike rider killed in Ferndale crash with Oakland County truck
Reporting by Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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